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Alexander McCall Smith
AuthorBooks · Second handSince 1948
Sir Alexander "Sandy" McCall Smith is a Scottish legal scholar and author of fiction. He was born and brought up in Southern Rhodesia and was formerly Professor of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh. He became an expert on medical law and bioethics and served on related British and international committees. He has since become known as a fiction writer, with sales in English exceeding 40 million by 2010 and translations into 46 languages. He is known as the creator of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. The "McCall" derives from his great-great-grandmother Bethea McCall, who married James Smith at Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, in 1833.
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Birth
1948
Death
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First book
1998
Years writing
28
Alexander McCall Smith was born in Bulawayo and is one of the world's most prolific and best-loved authors.
Before turning to fiction, he worked as a professor of Medical Law at universities in the UK and abroad.
His literary career began in 1980 with the publication of his first children's book, The White Hippo.
He achieved global fame thanks to his highly successful series, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.
His extensive bibliography includes over 200 works, ranging from academic titles to short stories and children's books.