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Adam Smith was an economist and philosopher who developed the foundation for today's theories of free market economics. His is also known for writing Wealth of Nations.
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Fast Facts:
- Born: June 16, 1723 in Kirkcaldy, Scotland
- Alma-mater: University of Glasgow
- Never married
- Influenced by Aristotle and David Hume
- Influenced the works of Althus and the American Founding Fathers
- Died: July 17, 1790
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- 1723: Born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland to Margaret Douglas and Adam Smith
- 1737: Enrolls at Glasgow University
- 1750: Meets and becomes friends with David Hume
- 1751: Becomes a professor at his alma-mater
- 1759: Publishes Theory of Moral Sentiments
- 1778: Appointed Commissioner of Customs for Scotland
- 1790: Dies and is buried in the Canongate cemetery in Edinburgh's Royal Mile
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Age of the Sage: Adam Smith: An Outline Biography
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The Library of Economics and Liberty: Adam Smith 1723-90
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An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations - $0.00
This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery. Also known as: Wealth of Nations
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The Wealth of Nations (Bantam Classics) - $7.99
The Wealth of Nationsby Adam SmithIt is symbolic that Adam Smith’s masterpiece of economic analysis, The Wealth of Nations, was first published in 1776, the same year as the Declaration of Independence.</i...
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The Essential Adam Smith - $13.15
In this volume one of the most eminent economists of the day provides a selection from the entire body of Smith's work, ranging from his observations on the psychological nature of man to his famous treatise on what Smith called a 'society ...
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Wealth of Nations - $1.00
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations is the best known work of the Scottish economist Adam Smith. It is provides a detailed description of political economy in the early Industrial Revolution, and is considered to ...
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Adam Smith in Beijing: Lineages of the 21st Century - $25.95
Acclaimed exploration of China's emergence as the most dynamic center of current economic expansion.In the late eighteenth century, the political economist Adam Smith predicted an eventual equalization of power between th...
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Adam Smith Books and Research
- Online Library of Liberty: Rogge on Adam Smith | Ingram on Smith and his followers
- Adam Smith Institute: ...Nature And Causes of the Wealth of Nations
- Amazon.com: The Wealth of Nations | The Theory of Moral Sentiments
- Barnes & Noble: Wealth of Nations | Theory of Moral Sentiments
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Adam Smith Quotes and Anecdotes
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