A 16th century economist. Adam Smith was a Scottish social scientist, thinker and author in addition to an ethical thinker, a pioneer of economic science and a key figure throughout the Scottish Enlightenment era. Smith is best famous for 2 classic works: the theory of moral Sentiments (1759) and an Inquiry into the nature and Causes of the Wealth of nations (1776).
The latter, typically abbreviated because the Wealth of countries, is taken into account his work of art and also the 1st trendy work of social science. Smith studied social philosophy at the University of Glasgow and at Balliol School, Oxford, at which he was one amongst the earliest students to profit from scholarships originated by fellow scot, John Snell.