{"name": "Adam Smith", "bio": {"type": "/type/text", "value": "Adam Smith (16 June 1723 \u2013 17 July 1790) was aScottish social philosopher and a pioneer of political economy. Smith is best known for two classic works, *The Theory of Moral Sentiments* (1759) and *An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations* (1776). The latter, usually abbreviated as *The Wealth of Nations*, is considered his magnum opus and the first modern work of economics.\r\n\r\n**Source**: [Adam Smith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Smith) on Wikipedia."}, "remote_ids": {"viaf": "49231791", "wikidata": "Q9381", "isni": "0000000122796642", "bookbrainz": "042cca42-38d3-4868-b02e-2efae54ebadc", "musicbrainz": "a1bf4cd4-fe53-4fb9-92cd-fb3c321a2bf1", "goodreads": "14424", "imdb": "ch0235500", "lc_naf": "n80032761", "librivox": "395", "project_gutenberg": "1158", "opac_sbn": "CFIV029584"}, "birth_date": "16 Jun 1723", "photos": [6922669, 3367584], "type": {"key": "/type/author"}, "death_date": "17 Jul 1790", "source_records": ["promise:bwb_daily_pallets_2022-04-19"], "links": [{"url": "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Smith", "type": {"key": "/type/link"}, "title": "Wikipedia"}], "personal_name": "Smith, Adam", "alternate_names": ["Adam smith"], "key": "/authors/OL39302A", "latest_revision": 11, "revision": 11, "created": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2008-04-01T03:28:50.625462"}, "last_modified": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2025-07-31T22:02:30.598968"}}