Adam Smith

Adam Smith (HM1MEL)

Location: Edinburgh EH1 1RW Edinburgh
Country: United Kingdom
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N 55° 56.988', W 3° 11.4'

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1723-1790

(The historical portion of the marker text is presented first, so as not to be lost beneath the statue donor information:)
Adam Smith lived in Panmure House in Lochend Close and is buried in the Cannongate Churchyard, further down the Royal Mile.


This statue was made possible by the support of
The Adams Smith Institute- Aequus Institute- Trustees and Scholars of the American Enterprise Institute-
Rose-Marie and Jack Anderson- Henry Angest- Atlas Economic Research Foundation- Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Abaines- Bank of Scotland- Nicholas and Sheena Barber- Thomas and Suzanne Beach- Charles H. Brunid- John and martha Bryan- Donald Bridon- Richard Burns- James and Anna Buxton, DTC Caldow- Stroma and Alisa Caldow, Milburn and Nancy Calhoun- Richard Colburn- Tim Congdon- DR Ronald Mcresswell- Dorian Crocker Trust- John Dobson Foundation- Dunard Fund USA- William and Rebecca Dunn- Anthony and Susan Easton- Edinburgh Business School, Heriot Watt University- First Group PEC- Lord and Lady Forsyth of Drumlean- Trustees of the Fraser Institute- Milton and Rose D Friedman- Edwina and Elfreid Gallun- Christopher and Audrey Giles- Ingrid Gregg- Arnold Charrerger- Lord Harris of High Cross- Staff of the Heritage Foundation- Roger S Hoffman- Samuel H Husbands- Vidar Jorgensen- Peter Jungen- Mr and Mrs Michael L Keiser- Thomas L Kempner- Gavin Kennedy- Norman V Kinsey- Liberty Fund- Lord and Lady MacFarlane of Bearsden- Mark Robert McQuater- Members of the Montperlern Society- Sir David Murray- Roberto Salinas Price- Hans and Marit Rausing- Edward Krim- Royal Bank of Scotland- Royal Society of Edinburgh- Chris J Rufer- Talan and christie A Russell- Scottish Economic Society- Scottish Power- Barreseid- Ralph Smeed- Stiles Nicholson Foundation- Vernon Lomax Smith- Angus Sprott- Mr and Mrs Theodore Stanley- Harry E Teasley- Dr John Templeton Jr- Gordon Tullock- Jim and Connie Walker- Ross Walker- Mr and Mrs William Weidner- Garfield Weston Foundation- Dr James Whitaker- Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust- Other Private Donors


Alexander Stoddart SC, Paisley 2007
Morris Singer, Founders
Details
HM NumberHM1MEL
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Year Placed2008
Placed ByAdam Smith Institute
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, July 31st, 2015 at 2:02pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)30U E 488134 N 6200508
Decimal Degrees55.94980000, -3.19000000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 55° 56.988', W 3° 11.4'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds55° 56' 59.28" N, 3° 11' 24" W
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Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 192A High St, Edinburgh EH1 1RW, GB
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