William Wishart (secundus)

William Wishart (secundus)

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William Wishart (secundus) (1691/2-1753) was the Principal of Edinburgh University from 1736 to 1754. He is not to be confused with William Wishart (primus) who was principal from 1716 to 1730. He was also a Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.

He was a critic of George Berkeley [Alexander Stewart, "Berkeley and the Rankenian club", Hermathena 139, 1985. Reprinted in George Berkeley: Essays and replies, ed. D. Berman. Irish Academic Press, 1986.] and David Hume [ [http://www.iep.utm.edu/h/humelife.htm David Hume: Life and Writings [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy ] ] , and author of "A Letter from a Gentleman" (1745).

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*M. A. Stewart, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/40217 ‘Wishart, William (1691/2–1753)’] , "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography", Oxford University Press, 2004


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