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Adam Smith Statue, Royal Mile

Adam Smith Statue, Royal Mile

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Adam Smith Statue, Royal Mile

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Location: Old Town, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Adam Smith was a Scottish philosopher and enlightener. He is considered the founder of classical economics. is taught in economics.

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May 7, 2023

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On the 4th of July 2008, the ASI unveiled the world's first major public monument to Adam Smith – the great Scottish economist, philosopher, and author of The Wealth of …

April 28, 2023

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The monument, which takes the form of a 10-foot bronze statue on a massive stone plinth, sits on Edinburgh's Royal Mile – right in the heart of Scotland's capital city, where Adam Smith worked and died.

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Location: Old Town, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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