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 LLD (/ˈhʌtʃɪsən/; 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.