Adam Smith is the daddy

Adam Smith was just 14 when he matriculated at the University of Glasgow in 1737.

In 1751, he returned to the University as a Professor. He would continue academic work there until 1764, years which he later remembered as by 'far the happiest and most honourable period [of my life].'

In 1759, he published his Theory of Modern Sentiments, which he based on his lectures on Ethics. This was followed in 1776 by his celebrated Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. As a result of this work, he is often cited as the father of modern economics.

Adam Smith died in 1790. Today the University has a building, a library, a chair and a research foundation named in his honour. 

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