Adam Smith

Adam Smith, FRS (Baptised June 5, 1723 – July 17, 1790) was a Scottish political economist and moral philosopher. His Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations was one of the earliest attempts to study the historical development of industry and commerce in Europe. That work helped to create the modern academic discipline of economics and provided one of the best-known intellectual rationales for free trade and capitalism.

External links

• Biography at the Concise Encyclopedia of Economics
• Life of Adam Smith by John Rae, at the Library of Economics and Liberty
• Smith's works
• Brad deLong's Adam Smith page
• The Adam Smith Institute
• LibertyForums - Classical Liberal, Libertarian & Objectivist Discussion Board.
• Excerpt from "The Book of the VIP Adam"

Adam Smith is buried in Canongate Churchyard, Royal Mile, Edinburgh

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• Grave of Adam Smith on the Famous Economists Grave Sites

Works

• The Wealth of Nations at the Library of Economics and Liberty. Cannan edition. Definitive, fully searchable, free online.
• {{Gutenberg|no=3300|name=The Wealth of Nations}}
• The Wealth of Nations from Mondo Politico Library - full text; formatted for easy on-screen reading.
• The Wealth of Nations from the Adam Smith Institute - elegantly formatted for on-screen reading
• Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith. Glasgow edition, 7 volumes at the Online Library of Liberty. Definitive, free online.
• The Theory of Moral Sentiments at the Library of Economics and Liberty

Images

The National Portrait Gallery has several images of Adam Smith

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