Francis Hutcheson
1694
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1746
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Great Britain, Republic of Ireland
educated at: University of Glasgow
occupation: philosopher, economist, theologian, writer, university teacher
student of: Gershom Carmichael
Francis Hutcheson LLD (; 8 August 1694 – 8 August 1746) was an Irish philosopher born in Ulster to a family of Scottish Presbyterians who became known as one of the founding fathers of the Scottish Enlightenment. He was Professor of Moral Philosophy at Glasgow University and is remembered as author of A System of Moral Philosophy. Hutcheson was an important influence on the works of several significant Enlightenment thinkers, including David Hume and Adam Smith. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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