Adam Smith
Scottish economist and philosopher
Adam Smith FRS FRSE FRSA was a Scottish economist and philosopher who was a pioneer in the thinking of political economy and key figure during the Scottish Enlightenment. Wikipedia
Born: 1723, Kirkcaldy, United Kingdom
Died: July 17, 1790 (age 67 years), Adam Smith's Panmure House, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Influenced by: Jean-Jacques Rousseau, François Quesnay, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, and more
Influenced: David Ricardo, John Maynard Keynes, Milton Friedman, and more
Parents: Margaret Douglas and Adam Smith
Alma mater: University of Glasgow; Balliol College, Oxford
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