William Hastie
William Hastie
William Hastie was a Scottish Clergyman and theologian. He produced the first English translation of the Allgemeine Naturgeschichte und Theorie des Himmels by Immanuel Kant. Hastie led the General Assembly's Institution in Calcutta, where he was credited with developing the Hindu advocate Vivekananda. Hastie recovered from a ruinous libel case in Calcutta to become the Professor of Divinity at University of Glasgow...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth17 November 1904