John Rae (1845 – 1915) was a
ScottishScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
journalist and biographer. The long-time editor of
The Contemporary Review, and contributor to
The British Quarterly Review, he became famous for his 1895 biography of
Adam SmithAdam Smith was a Scottish moral philosopher and a pioneer of political economy. One of the key figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, Smith is the author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations...
,
Life of Adam Smith, which replaced the
Biographical Memoir of Adam Smith of 1811, by
Dugald StewartDugald Stewart , Scottish philosopher, was born in Edinburgh. His father, Matthew Stewart , was professor of mathematics in the University of Edinburgh .-Life and works:...
, as the standard Smith reference.
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John Rae (1845 – 1915) was a
ScottishScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
journalist and biographer. The long-time editor of
The Contemporary Review, and contributor to
The British Quarterly Review, he became famous for his 1895 biography of
Adam SmithAdam Smith was a Scottish moral philosopher and a pioneer of political economy. One of the key figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, Smith is the author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations...
,
Life of Adam Smith, which replaced the
Biographical Memoir of Adam Smith of 1811, by
Dugald StewartDugald Stewart , Scottish philosopher, was born in Edinburgh. His father, Matthew Stewart , was professor of mathematics in the University of Edinburgh .-Life and works:...
, as the standard Smith reference.
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