Adam Smith (1723 to 1790) was a Scottish economist and philosopher, a pioneer of political economy and a key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment, often called the father of economics. Born in Kirkcaldy in Fife, he studied social philosophy at the University of Glasgow and at the University of Oxford, lectured at the University of Edinburgh, collaborated with David Hume, and took a professorship at Glasgow where he taught moral philosophy. He is known for two works, The Theory of Moral Sentiments of 1759 and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations of 1776, in which he set out the principles of classical free-market economic theory against mercantilism and developed the concept of division of labour and the role of rational self-interest and competition in prosperity.
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Adam Smith (baptised 16 June [O.S. 5 June] 1723 – 17 July 1790) was a Scottish economist and philosopher who was a pioneer in the field of political economy and key figure during the Scottish Enlightenment.
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Adam Smith (baptised 16 June [O.S. 5 June] 1723-17 July 1790) was a Scottish economist and philosopher who was a pioneer in the field of political economy and key figure during the Scottish Enlightenment.
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Adam Smith (baptised 16 June [O.S. 5 June] 1723-17 July 1790) was a Scottish economist and philosopher who was a pioneer in the field of political economy and key figure during the Scottish Enlightenment.
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Adam Smith (baptised 16 June [O.S. 5 June] 1723-17 July 1790) was a Scottish economist and philosopher who was a pioneer in the field of political economy and key figure during the Scottish Enlightenment.
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Born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, he studied social philosophy at the University of Glasgow and at the University of Oxford, where he was one of the only students to benefit from scholarships set up by John Snell.
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in the phrase coined by his teacher, Frances Hutcheson
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he turned to extracurricular studies in economics, reading Adam Smith and French socialist writers.
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