Smith, George Adam

Smith, George Adam
   D.D., LL.D.
(b. 1856)
   Biblical scholar, etc. The Book of Isaiah (1888-90), Historical Geography of the Holy Land (1894), Jerusalem (1907), etc.

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  • Smith, Sir George Adam — ▪ Scottish preacher and scholar born Oct. 19, 1856, Calcutta, India died March 3, 1942, Balerno, Midlothian, Scot.       Scottish preacher and Semitic scholar who helped to make generally acceptable the higher criticism of the Old Testament.… …   Universalium

  • George Goodman — George Jerome Waldo Goodman (August 10, 1930 ), is an American economist, author, and broadcast economics commentator, best known by his pseudonym Adam Smith (which intentionally evokes the 18th century Scottish economist of the same name). He… …   Wikipedia

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  • smith — /smith/, n. 1. a worker in metal. 2. a blacksmith. v.t. 3. to forge on an anvil; form by heating and pounding: to smith armor. [bef. 900; (n.) ME, OE; c. G Schmied, ON smithr, Goth smitha; (v.) ME smithen, OE smithian; c. ON smitha, Goth… …   Universalium

  • George Goodman (disambiguation) — George Goodman may refer to:* George Goodman (born 1930), American economics commentator known also as Adam Smith * George Goodman (MP) (died 1859), English politician, Member of Parliament for Leeds * George Herbert Goodman, Royal Navy Volunteer …   Wikipedia

  • Adam Smith — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Economists era = Classical economics (Modern economics) color = #B0C4DE name = Adam Smith birth = Baptised 16 June 1723 smaller| [OS: 5 June 1723] Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland death = death date and… …   Wikipedia

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