1872 – 1958
Norman Kemp Smith (1872–1958) was a Scottish philosopher best known for his landmark translation of Kant's Critique of Pure Reason and his influential study of Hume's philosophy. He held chairs at Princeton and the University of Edinburgh and made major contributions to the reception of German idealism and early modern philosophy in the English-speaking world. His commentary on Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion remains a foundational scholarly reference.
Produced the standard English translation of Kant's Critique of Pure Reason (1929)
Authored The Philosophy of David Hume (1941), a definitive scholarly study
Edited and provided critical commentary on Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
Translated Descartes' Philosophical Essays, broadening Anglophone access to early modern rationalism
Held the Chair of Logic and Metaphysics at the University of Edinburgh (1919–1945)