What is recorded here
This bronze commemorative plaque records: Adam Smith 1723-1790 born in Kirkcaldy. On this site stood the home of his mother in which he lived from 1767 - 1776 and completed 'The Wealth Of Nations'. House removed 1834. His grave is in the Canongate Churchyard, Edinburgh. Erected 1953. Recorded plaque organisation: Kirkcaldy Naturalists' Society.
Adam Smith was a pioneering economist and philosopher, best known for his seminal work "The Wealth of Nations," which laid the foundation for modern economic theory by advocating free market capitalism.
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