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Adam Smith
Adam Smith lived during the age of reason. ... New ideas on economy came up, which was where Adam Smith participated the most.1
Born in 1723, Adam Smith was soon to become the World’s first known political economist.2 Smith, in 1740, was sent to Oxford on a scholarship at the age of fourteen3, where he learned Greek and studied philosophy, government, and political economy. ... 5
While being a very intellectual individual, Smith was not a very social person. ... 7 Not being very social, Smith had a lot of time on his hands to establish his own library and work on his excellent lectures. ... 8
In London, Smith met some of the great thinkers of those days like Samuel Johnson and Benjamin Franklin.9 Smith’s The Wealth of Nations was written for the American colonies, assuming Franklin had influenced Smith. ... 10 after being appointed commissioner, Smith moved back to Scotland to live with his mother.
Approximate Word count = 733
Approximate Pages = 2.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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