F. John Clendinnen (23 August 1924 – 25 July 2013) was an Australian philosopher of science[1] interested in induction[2] and empiricism.
After the Second World War he commenced an undergraduate degree at the University of Melbourne.
After graduating with honours in philosophy Clendinnen was employed by the University of Melbourne[which?]
at the newly created History and Philosophy of Science Department in the Faculty of Arts.
[5] In 1955 he married the noted Australian historian Inga Clendinnen (née Jewell).