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A Brief Biography of Adam Smith

essay biographical

James R. Otteson

In the Beginning

Adam Smith was born in 1723 in Kirkcaldy, Scotland. Along with figures like his teacher Francis Hutcheson (1694–1746) and his friend David Hume (1711–76), Smith played an important part in a period of astonishing learning that became known as the Scottish Enlightenment. He published two books in his lifetime, the 1759 Theory of Moral Sentiments (TMS) and the 1776 Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (WN), as well as a few surviving essays on topics like the origins of human language, the history of astronomy and physics, and on the “imitative” arts. TMS went through six revised editions during Smith’s lifetime and brought him considerable acclaim. The book was soon considered one of the great works of moral theory—impressing, for example, Immanuel Kant (1724–1804), who called Smith his “Liebling” or “favorite” among the British moralists, and Charles Darwin (1809–82), who in his 1871 Descent of Man endorsed and accepted several of Smith’s “striking” concl

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Personal
Name: Michael Whitaker Smith
Born: October 7, 1957 in Kenova, West Virginia
Married: to Debbie (formerly Deborah Kay Davis) on September 5, 1981
Children: Ryan, Whitney, Tyler, Anna, Emily

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Career Statistics
Grammy Awards: 3
Grammy Nominations: 14
Dove Awards: 45
Number One Songs: 35
Albums: 38
Double Platinum Albums: 1
Platinum Albums: 6
Gold Albums: 16
Movies: 2
Albums Sold: 19,750,000+ (estimated)

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Background

Michael Whitaker Smith was born October 7, 1957, to Paul and Barbara Smith, in Kenova, West Virginia. His father was an oil refinery worker and his mother was a caterer and church secretary. He has one sister, Kim.

As a child, Michael was active in church activities, baseball, and playing piano, writing his first song when he was five. When he was ten years old, he made the decision to give his life to Christ. An early dream was to play professional baseball. During his teens he was surrounded with a solid support group of fellow believers who frequently gathered to play music. After graduating from high school, the group split

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Sam Smith

English singer and songwriter (born 1992)

For other people named Sam Smith, see Sam Smith (disambiguation).

Samuel Frederick Smith (born 19 May 1992) is an English singer and songwriter. In 2012, they^[a] rose to prominence when they featured on Disclosure's breakthrough single "Latch", which peaked at number eleven on the UK Singles Chart. The following year, they featured on Naughty Boy's single "La La La", which became a number one single in the UK.

Smith's debut studio album, In the Lonely Hour (2014), was released through Capitol Records UK and debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart.^[9] The album's lead single, "Lay Me Down", was released prior to "La La La". The album's second single, "Money on My Mind", became their second number one single in the UK.^[10] Its third single, "Stay with Me", was internationally successful, reaching number one in the UK and number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, while subsequent singles "I'm Not the Only One" and "Like I Can" reached the top ten in the UK. The album won four awards at t