About William Smart
Lived 1853 – 1915 (aged 61). William Smart was a British economist.
William Smart (10 April 1853 – 19 March 1915) was a Scottish economist. Initially inspired by Thomas Carlyle and John Ruskin, Smart was a translator and was largely responsible for dissemination of the thought of the Austrian School, before being won over to the neoclassicalism of Alfred Marshall.
Smart, eldest son of Alexander Smart and grandson of Reverend William Smart, was born in Barrhead, Scotland.
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Who was William Smart?
British economist
When was William Smart born?
William Smart was born on 10 April 1853 in Barrhead.
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William Smart died on 19 March 1915.
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William Smart was an economist.
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William Smart was British.
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