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1723 CE - 1790 CE: Life of the philosopher and economist Adam Smith.
1723 CE: Adam Smith is born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland.
1740 CE - 1746 CE: Adam Smith studies at Balliol College, Oxford.
1751 CE: Adam Smith is appointed the Professor of Logic at the University of Glasgow.
1752 CE - 1764 CE: Adam Smith is Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Glasgow.
1759 CE: Adam Smith's The Theory of Moral Sentiments is published.
1766 CE: Adam Smith acts as advisor to the British Chancellor of the Exchequer.
1776 CE: Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations is published.
1778 CE: Adam Smith is appointed customs commissioner in Edinburgh.
1790 CE: Adam Smith dies in Edinburgh.