Dear Listers,

J Schumpeter’s *History of Economic Analysis*, M Blaug’s *Retrospect*, and M Rothbard’s *An Austrian Perspective
on HET* report that Adam Smith has been incorretly thought to have created the science of economics and known as
the “Founding Father.”

I have been wondering: who thought so? These books do not provide any references. I did a quick search on Google
but had no reliable results. Does anybody know when and who exactly coined or used the term “founding father”
and thought Adam Smith created the science of economics?

Regards,

Altug Yalcintas
Ankara University