James Smithson
James Smithson
James Smithson was an English chemist and mineralogist. He published numerous scientific papers for the Royal Society during the late 1700s as well as assisting in the development of calamine, which would eventually be renamed after him as "smithsonite". He was the founding donor of the Smithsonian Institution, which also bears his name.
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Date of Birth
January 1st, 1765
Age
259
Birth Place
France, Île-de-France
Date of Death
June 27th, 1829
Died Aged
64
Star Sign
Capricorn
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Algernon Percy, 1st Earl of Beverley
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Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland
Father
Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland
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Elizabeth Hungerford Keate
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