John Alexander Stewart (19 October 1846 – 27 December 1933) was a Scottish writer, educator and philosopher.
Throughout his academic career, he was an editor and author of works on Aristotle and considered one of the foremost experts on the subject.
John Alexander Stewart was born at Moffat, Dumfriesshire on 19 October 1846, the eldest son of the Rev.
He was elected Senior Student of Christ Church,[1] a position he held from 1870 to 1875, prior to marrying Helen J. Macmillan.
In 1897, he was appointed White's professor of moral philosophy at Oxford[1][2][4] and Fellow of Corpus Christi College.