by Jonas Schaefer | Oct 1, 2025 | 1700 - 1800 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Documents, Timeline
BLACKSTONE (Unknown. Sir William Blackstone. Oil on canvas; ca. 1770. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SirWilliamBlackstone.jpg.) Born: 10 July 1723, in a middle-class family in London Died: 14 February 1780 (at the age of 56) in Wallingford,...
by Goodrich Seminar Room Team Member | Apr 25, 2025 | 1700 - 1800 AD, 99 Heroes on the Wall, Adam Smith, Authors, Timeline
ADAM SMITH (Etching created by Cadell and Davies (1811), John Horsburgh (1828) or R.C. Bell (1872)., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons) Born: June 16, 1723 (baptized June 5, 1723), Kirkcaldy, Fife, ScotlandDied: July 17, 1790, Edinburgh, Scotland Notable “Father of...