. "McCall Smith, Alexander"@en . "Alexander McCall Smith"@en . "1948Z"^^ . "R. Alexander \"Sandy\" McCall Smith, CBE, FRSE, (born 24 August 1948) is a British writer and Emeritus Professor of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh. In the late twentieth century, McCall Smith became a respected expert on medical law and bioethics and served on British and international committees concerned with these issues. He has since become internationally known as a writer of fiction. He is most widely known as the creator of the The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series."@en . . . . . . . "1948-08-24Z"^^ . . "British writer" . . . .