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James Smithson - Wikipedia James Smithson FRS (c 1765 [1] – 27 June 1829) was a British chemist and mineralogist He published numerous scientific papers for the Royal Society during the early 1800s as well as defining calamine, which would eventually be renamed after him as "smithsonite" He was the founding donor of the Smithsonian Institution, which also bears his name
Who Was James Smithson? | Smithsonian Institution Archives James Smithson died in Genoa, Italy, on June 27, 1829, at the age of 64, after a long illness 75 years later, Smithsonian Regent Alexander Graham Bell brought Smithson's remains to Washington, where they were interred in a tomb in the Smithsonian Building
About the Smithsonian | Smithsonian Institution The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums, 14 education and research centers, and the National Zoo—shaping the future by preserving heritage, discovering new knowledge, and sharing our resources with the world
Who was James Smithson, the benefactor of the Smithsonian Museums Smithson was an illegitimate child, which led to lifelong judgement among high society in England His father passed away in 1786, but due to English customs and laws, Smithson was unable to use his last name until his mother passed away in 1800
Smithsonian Institution - Wikipedia In many ways, the origin of the Smithsonian Institution can be traced to a group of Washington citizens who, being "impressed with the importance of forming an association for promoting useful knowledge," met on June 28, 1816, to establish the Columbian Institute for the Promotion of Arts and Sciences
James Smithson: Founder of the Smithsonian Institution James Smithson wrote a draft of his Last Will and Testament in 1826 in London, only three years before he died He died on June 27, 1829, in Genoa, Italy, where he was buried in a British cemetery
Our History - Smithsonian Institution On August 10, 1846, the U S Senate passed the act organizing the Smithsonian Institution, which was signed into law by President James K Polk Congress authorized acceptance of the Smithson bequest on July 1, 1836, but it took another ten years of debate before the Smithsonian was founded
James Smithson, Founding Donor - Smithsonian Institution Archives James Smithson (c 1765–1829), the founding donor of the Smithsonian was an English chemist and mineralogist He was the illegitimate son of Hugh Smithson, the first Duke of Northumberland, and Elizabeth Hungerford Keate Macie, a wealthy widow who was a cousin of the Duchess of Northumberland
A Brief History of the Smithsonian Institution Smithson died in 1829, at approximately 64 years old while living in Genoa, Italy His will was printed in the Times of London, and the exceptional potential windfall for the United States caught the eye of an American editor and was reprinted in The New York American