Question: Facts: - residence: london , england - ethnicity: english - education: university of edinburgh university of st andrews - birth date: 24 august 1940 - name: madsen pirie - image size: 180px - nationality: british - image: mads2.jpg - birth place: kingston upon hull , england - occupation: economist Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of madsen pirie .
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duncan madsen pirie , phd -lrb- born 24 august 1940 -rrb- is a british researcher , author , and educator .he is the founder and current president of the adam smith institute , a uk think tank which has been in operation since 1978 .