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Which professor strongly influenced Adam Smith at the University of Glasgow?
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Adam Smith, paste medallion by James Tassie, 1787; in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh.
At the University of Glasgow, Adam Smith was deeply influenced by Francis Hutcheson, a renowned professor of moral philosophy.1
Although Smith later diverged from some of Hutcheson’s economic and philosophical views, Hutcheson’s magnetic character served as a primary shaping force in Smith’s intellectual development. Additionally, Hutcheson set a significant precedent by delivering his lectures in English rather than Latin, a practice Smith continued during his own tenure as a professor at the university.12