Adam Smith
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Adam Smith was a Scottish economist and philosopher who was a pioneer in the field of political economy and key figure during the Scottish Enlightenment. Seen by many as the "father of economics", or
Posthumous Muir portrait, c. 1800
François Quesnay, one of the leaders of the physiocratic school of thought
David Hume was a friend and contemporary of Smith's.
Portrait of Smith by John Kay, 1790
David Hume
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David Hume was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist and essayist who is known for his highly influential system of empiricism, philosophical scepticism and metaphysical naturalism. Beginning w
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…graduation, he delivered a successful series of public lectures at the University of Edinburgh, that met with acclaim. This led to a collaboration with David Hume during the Scottish Enlightenment. Smith obtained a professorship at Glasgow, where he taught moral philosophy. During this period, he wrote and published…
Portrait of David Hume by Allan Ramsay, 1766
An engraving of Hume from the first volume of his The History of England, 1754
David Hume's mausoleum by Robert Adam in the Old Calton Burial Ground, Edinburgh
Statue of Hume, sculpted by Alexander Stoddart, on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh