Did you have professors/teachers likely on the spectrum?

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I ask because it looks as if a few of my professors probably have AS. The orchestra conductor at my former school probably has it. He was a phenomenal conductor, somehow possessing the power to make a bunch of college students sound like a professional orchestra. He also was very introverted and came off as really grumpy. He didn't like talking to people unless it was something related to the orchestra. He made millions composing the jingles for Kit-kat, McDonalds, Coors, Bud light, and United. Despite his terse personality, he would be absurdly generous. He once bought everyone dinner at a fancy restaurant, all 100 members. He also teaches at DePaul for free. I know alot of Aspies tend to compensate for lack of social skills by being too giving. I was discussing this with a music school friend who also thinks he's an Aspie.

Anyway, I definitely know some other professors that probably have Asperger's, but this guy really stood out.

Yup, my chem teacher in school, for one. She didn't really care about us, she was overqualified for the job really (a PhD). She couldnt talk to us, even though she tried to joke around. Even the teachers werent close to her, though one of them found her a nice person. Actually I was her sort of "pet" - maybe because I was the only one who tried to respect her. And her manner to me was vastly different.

Now in uni, there's a professor who goes on so fast no one understands what he's saying. He's brilliant, too - and I think he gives a LOT of information because he wants us to learn. But people dislike him because he goes mad when peopel eat and drink in the lecture hall, and his tutorials extend to abnormal length. Also he never asks us for our names, unlike the other lecturers during tutorials. He tried to be nice but it didnt come off well. Dunno if he's a weird NT or Aspie though ...

I had 1 high school teacher who i am quite sure is an Aspie. He was in IT. He was this huge fat man who would wear clothes from various cultures. eg He would dress as a Tibetan monk in the middle of summer (40 degrees Celsius). Another notable time he came in leader-hosen (sp) with a mongol hat on. He would talk really quietly and would sit in his car at break times.

I also had one university professor who i was quite sure was Aspie. He was really tall and thin and would always wear green suits with a green shirt and tie. He even wore emerald cuff links daily. He also had shoes and spats. He would sit in the concert hall every lunch time (music conservatorium) and do the conduction's with his eyes closed.

I have an algebra lecturer, who has to be one of the most coherent and rational people I've even heard. I imagine he is on the spectrum, but I'm not sure.

I think its not unusual for those on the spectrum to enter academics. My statistics professor comes to mind. Every class, she would just write notes on the board while mumbling what she wrote. She was faced the board the whole time, rarely turning around to explain statistics to us. She did not want the job (she said).

I'm pretty sure one of my old English teachers had it.