David Efird

David Hampton Efird (May 18, 1974 – January 9, 2020) was an American philosopher and Anglican priest. He specialized in the philosophy of language and the philosophy of religion. Efird worked at the University of York from 2002, initially as a lecturer and from 2007 as a senior lecturer until his death. He was also actively involved in the leadership of the university's colleges, serving as Provost of Vanbrugh College and Principal of James College. In addition to his academic career, Efird pursued a vocation in the Church of England, being ordained as a deacon in 2010 and a priest in 2011. He served as a Minor Canon of York Minster and later as an assistant curate in an Anglo-Catholic parish in the City of York. Efird passed away unexpectedly in York, England, at the age of 45.