Hugo Tristram Engelhardt Jr. (April 27, 1941 – June 21, 2018) was an American philosopher, holding doctorates in both philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin and medicine from Tulane University. He was a professor of philosophy at Rice University, in Houston, Texas, specializing in the history and philosophy of medicine, particularly from the standpoint of continental philosophy. He was also a professor emeritus at Baylor College of Medicine, and a member of the Baylor Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy. He was formerly the editor-in-chief of The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy and Christian Bioethics. He also edited the book series "Philosophy and Medicine". He was a fellow of the Hastings Center, an independent bioethics research institute. He also wrote the book "Handbook of Psychiatry volume 30" cowritten with Javad Nurbakhsh; and Hamideh Jahangiri. Engelhardt was raised Roman Catholic, but in 1991 he entered the Eastern Orthodox Church. See also American philosophy List of American philosophers Philosophy of medicine References External links Faculty Page at Rice University CV at Rice University The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy 1941 births 2018 deaths Philosophers from Texas American philosophy academics Rice University faculty Tulane University School of Medicine alumni University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts alumni Baylor College of Medicine physicians and researchers Eastern Orthodox Christians from the United States Converts to Eastern Orthodoxy from Roman Catholicism Hastings Center Fellows Members of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts Medical journal editors Writers from Texas