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Adam Smith House
Several buildings in Scotland are referred to as the Adam Smith House, being named after the Scottish economist Adam Smith. Kirkcaldy Adam Smith lived with his mother, in her house, in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, from 1767 to 1776. That house, on the High Street, is where he wrote ''The Wealth of Nations''. The house was torn down in 1834. The successor building, at Nos 218–222 High Street, pictured, was built in 1834 and is itself a historic building, holding Category B Listed building status. Edinburgh Panmure House (unrelated to the country house of the same name) was Smith's home in Edinburgh, Scotland from 1788 to 1790. In 2008, the house was purchased by the Edinburgh Business School. Work began on its restoration into a centre for economic and social debate and the latest academic thinking in July 2016. The building was reopened following restoration in November 2018 by former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Aberdeen While it was only built in the 1960s, "Adam Smi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the northeast and east, and the Irish Sea to the south. It also contains more than 790 Islands of Scotland, islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. Most of the population, including the capital Edinburgh, is concentrated in the Central Belt—the plain between the Scottish Highlands and the Southern Uplands—in the Scottish Lowlands. Scotland is divided into 32 Subdivisions of Scotland, administrative subdivisions or local authorities, known as council areas. Glasgow, Glasgow City is the largest council area in terms of population, with Highland (council area), Highland being the largest in terms of area. Limi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
