Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

Originally posted on prior probability:
For my talk at the annual conference of the International Adam Smith Society (IASS) on Friday morning, I have decided to systematize my research on Adam Smith’s private life in the following three tables:    

For my talk at the annual conference of the International Adam Smith Society (IASS) on Friday morning, I have decided to systematize my research on Adam Smith’s private life in the following three tables:    

Based on a short entry in Scottish novelist Henry Mackenzie’s memoire, I identified a seventh possible Adam Smith “lost love” in my previous post, a “Miss Campbell.” Who was she; when did Smith fall in love with her; and what, … Continue reading →

Thus far in my “Adam Smith in Paris” series, we have identified six possible lost loves in Adam Smith’s life — five of them by name(!): Marie-Jeanne Riccoboni (b. 1713, d. 1792). Marie Françoise Catherine de Beauvau-Craon (b. 1711, d. … Continue reading →

I am interrupting my “Adam Smith in Paris” series to share this tweet by @johnkrausphotos: The Milky Way, #ShotOniPhone, straight out of camera with the iPhone 13 Pro Max. 30” exposure. Still not yet there when it comes to the … Continue reading →

Who was the “lady of Fife” mentioned in my previous post and in Colbert’s letter dated 18 September 1766? Alain Alcouffe and Andrew Moore (2018, 15 n.18) identify this possible love interest as Lady Janet Anstruther (b. 1725, d. 1802), … Continue reading →

Let’s resume my “Adam Smith in Paris” series by introducing an additional piece of evidence, a possible “Smoking Arrow” in the form of a private letter addressed to Smith dated 18 September 1766, a month before the end of Smith’s … Continue reading →

Which one is your favorite, and why?

In a private letter dated 14 July 1794, four years and three days after the death of Adam Smith, Dr James Currie mentions that Adam Smith visited the small town of Abbeville in northwest France. Currie’s letter does not say … Continue reading →