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June 5, 2008
Happy Birthday, Adam Smith
Today, June 5th, is Adam Smith's birthday, in the year 1723. He would be 285 today.
As I noted a year ago today, he was born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, a dozen miles north of Edinburgh across the Firth of Forth:
Although his birth home has since been demolished (all that remains is a plaque commemorating its location), we do know where he's buried, in Canongate Churchyard on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh:
The inscription reads:
"Here are deposited the remains of ADAM
SMITH
Author of the Theory of Moral Sentiments and Wealth of Nations:
He was born 5th June, 1725 [sic: 1723] and died 17th July, 1790."
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