| 1723 |
Adam Smith was born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland. |
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| 1737 |
Aged 14 Smith went to study moral philosophy at Glasgow University where he later became a professor. |
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| 1750s |
Adam Smith became an integral part of the Scottish Enlightenment. |
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| 1776 |
Smith's first book was published – ‘The Theory of Moral Sentiments’. |
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| 1790 |
Adam Smith dies and is buried in Edinburgh’s Cannongate Kirkyard. |
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| 1986 |
The Adam Smith Inaugural Lecture is delivered by Dr Tom Johnston, Principal of Heriot-Watt University. |
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| 2005 |
On the 1st of August Adam Smith College was created. |
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| 2007 |
The Bank of England issues their new £20 bank note featuring Adam Smith – he is the first Scotsman to appear on a Bank of England bank note. |
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| 2010 |
Adam Smith College opens its new £17.5 million Future Skills Centre in Glenrothes. |
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