On 17 July 1790, He died in Edinburgh after a painful illness. On his death bed, Smith expressed disappointment that he had not achieved more.
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Smith left behind many notes and some unpublished material, but gave instructions to destroy anything that was not fit for publication. He mentioned an early unpublished History of Astronomy as probably suitable, and it duly appeared in 1795, along with other material such as Essays on Philosophical Subjects
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Born: in 1723 Died: in 1790 Graduated from: the University of Glasgow and Balliol College, Oxford Nationality: Scottish Region: western philosophy School: classical economics Main interests: political, philosophy, ethics, economics
Engels and so on
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The theory of moral sentiments
Masterpieces -- (道德情操论)1759
The Wealth of Nations--（国富 论）1776
History of Astronomy--
（天文历史学）1795
Essays on Philosophical Subjects --
Economics
--About Adam smith
Group member: Tim Carmen Carrie
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Adam Smith
–the Father of Economics
A Scottish moral philosopher and a pioneer of political economy
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Theory of Moral Sentiments(道德情操论）
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In 1783, smith became one of the founding members of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and from 1787 to 1789 he occupied the honorary position of Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow.
（哲学论文集）1795
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The life of Smith
Smith was born in Kirkcaldy, fife, Scotland but the date of Smith's birth is unknown. His father, also named Adam Smith, died two months after Smith was born.
University of Edinburgh
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In 1759, Smith published The Theory of Moral Sentiments, embodying some of his Glasgow lectures.
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The Wealth of Nations was published in 1776 and was an instant success, selling out its first edition in only six months.
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Notable ideas: classical economics Modern free market Division of labor The invisible hand
Influenced by: Aristotle, Hutcheson(哈奇深)， Montesquieu（孟德斯鸠） and so on Influenced: Ricardo(李嘉图)，Mill (密尔), Marx,
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When he was fourteen Smith entered the University of Glasgow and studied moral philosophy under Francis Hutcheson. Here, Smith developed his passion for liberty, reason, and free speech.
the University of Glasgow

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In 1740 Smith attended Balliol College, Oxford. Smith considered the teaching at Glasgow far superior to that at Oxford,. He left Oxford University in 1746, before his scholarship ended.
Balliol College, Oxford
牛津大学贝利奥尔学院
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In 1748, Smith began delivering public lectures in University of Edinburgh, At there his lectures met with success.