Ernest Campbell Mossner
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Ernest Campbell Mossner (1907-1986) professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin
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He taught at Syracruse University from 1937 until 1946, when he joined the faculty of The University of Texas at Austin. He was a specialist in in British literature and eighteenth century philosophy, and was a leading authority on David Hume. In 1970 he became a member of a committee established by the University of Glasgow
to edit a scholarly edition of the works of Adam Smith
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University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...
, and a biographer of David Hume
David Hume
David Hume was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist, known especially for his philosophical empiricism and skepticism. He was one of the most important figures in the history of Western philosophy and the Scottish Enlightenment...
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Life
Ernest Campbell Mossner was born on October 22 1907 in New York City. He received his bachelor's degree from City College and his master's and PhD degrees from Columbia UniversityColumbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
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He taught at Syracruse University from 1937 until 1946, when he joined the faculty of The University of Texas at Austin. He was a specialist in in British literature and eighteenth century philosophy, and was a leading authority on David Hume. In 1970 he became a member of a committee established by the University of Glasgow
University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the...
to edit a scholarly edition of the works of Adam Smith
Adam Smith
Adam Smith was a Scottish social philosopher and a pioneer of political economy. One of the key figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, Smith is the author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations...
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