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Francis Hutcheson

Irish philosopher
Francis Hutcheson LLD 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... Wikipedia
Born: August 8, 1694, Ulster
Died: August 8, 1746 (age 52 years), Dublin, Ireland
Education: University of Glasgow (1710–1716)
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