Author:Adam Smith

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Adam Smith (1723–1790)

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A Scottish political economist and moral philosopher whose work is credited as the genesis of the modern discipline of economics.

Adam Smith

Works

• The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759)
• The Wealth of Nations (1776)

Works about Smith

• “Smith, Adam” in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John William Cousin, London: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1910.
• "Adam Smith and 'The Wealth of Nations'" The Harvard Classics Vol. 51
• "Obituary of Adam Smith," The Times, 24 July 1790
• “Smith, Adam,” in Dictionary of National Biography, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., (1885–1900) in 63 vols.

Works by this author published before January 1, 1923 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.