Econ Journal Watch » Articles by Section Glimpses of Adam Smith: Excerpts from the Biography by Ian Simpson Ross by Ian Simpson Ross Read this article Read Now PDF Access statistics 4,288 article downloads 5,980 complete issue downloads Total: 10,268 Browse by Issue Browse by Date Browse by Section Sounds of Silence Read this article (PDF) Ian Simpson Ross (1930–2015) was Professor Emeritus of English at the University of British Columbia. A native of Scotland, he was educated… Abstract This article presents excerpts from the grand biography The Life of Adam Smith by Ian Simpson Ross, with the kind permission of its publisher Oxford University Press. Ian Simpson Ross (1930–2015) was Professor Emeritus of English at the University of British Columbia. A native of Scotland, he was educated…