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Adam Smith FRS FRSE FRSA (baptised 16 June [ O.S. 5 June] 1723 [ 1] – 17 July 1790) was a Scottish [ a] economist and philosopher who was a pioneer in the thinking of political economy and key figure during the Scottish Enlightenment. [ 3] Seen by some as "The Father of Economics" [ 4] or "The Father of Capitalism", [ 5] he wrote two classic ...
David Adam Smith (born June 15, 1965) is an American politician and retired attorney serving as the U.S. representative for Washington's 9th congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party, Smith previously served in the Washington State Senate . A graduate of the University of Washington School of Law, Smith briefly worked as a ...
v. t. e. David Ricardo (18 April 1772 – 11 September 1823) was a British political economist, politician, and member of the Parliament of Great Britain and Ireland. He is recognized as one of the most influential classical economists, alongside figures such as Thomas Malthus, Adam Smith and James Mill. [2] [3]
The Theory of Moral Sentiments is a 1759 book by Adam Smith. [1] [2] [3] It provided the ethical, philosophical, economic, and methodological underpinnings to Smith's later works, including The Wealth of Nations (1776), Essays on Philosophical Subjects (1795), and Lectures on Justice, Police, Revenue, and Arms (1763) (first published in 1896).
Dugald Stewart FRSE FRS ( / ˈdjuːɡəld /; 22 November 1753 – 11 June 1828) was a Scottish philosopher and mathematician. Today regarded as one of the most important figures of the later Scottish Enlightenment, he was renowned as a populariser of the work of Francis Hutcheson and of Adam Smith. Trained in mathematics, medicine and ...
University of Edinburgh ( MA) University of St Andrews ( PhD) Pembroke College, Cambridge ( MPhil) Occupation. Economist. Duncan Madsen Pirie OBE (born 24 August 1940 [ 1 ]) is a British researcher and author. He is a co-founder and current President of the Adam Smith Institute, a UK neoliberal think tank which has been in operation since 1977.
James Steuart (economist) Sir James Steuart, 3rd Baronet of Goodtrees and 7th Baronet of Coltness ( / ˈstjuːərt /; 21 October 1712 – 26 November 1780), also known as Sir James Steuart Denham, was a prominent Scottish Jacobite and author of "probably the first systematic treatise written in English about economics" [1] and the first book in ...
December 1, 2023 at 10:45 PM. WASHINGTON — Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., said Friday that his home was vandalized by activists pushing for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. A spokesperson from ...