Francis Hutcheson (philosopher)

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Francis Hutcheson
Portrait of Hutcheson by Allan Ramsay, circa 1745. Wearing a black academic gown over a brown coat, Hutcheson holds a copy of Cicero's De finibus.
Born	(1694-08-08)8 August 1694 Saintfield, County Down, Ulster, Ireland
Died	8 August 1746(1746-08-08) (aged 52) Dublin, Ireland
Alma mater	University of Glasgow
Era	18th-century philosophy
Region	Western philosophy
School	Empiricism Scottish Enlightenment
Institutions	University of Glasgow

Francis Hutcheson (/ˈhʌtʃɪsən/; 8 August 1694 – 8 August 1746) was an Irish philosopher known as one of the founding fathers of the Scottish Enlightenment. Born in Ulster to a family of Scottish Presbyterians, 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.