Patrick Cumming (or Patrick Cumin) FRSE (1741 – 1820) was a professor of Oriental Languages at the University of Glasgow, philologist and joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
He was, at that time, the longest served of any known Scottish professor.
He was born in Edinburgh on 11 October 1741 the son of Rev Prof Patrick Cumin, Professor of Church History at the University of Edinburgh and three times Moderator of the Church of Scotland.
In 1761 he became a professor at the University of Glasgow and held this title until death on 27 October 1820.
This period of 59 years as a professor is believed to be the longest such tenure in Scottish history.