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James Smithson
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British chemist
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James Smithson, born Jacques-Louis Macie in Paris, was a British chemist, mineralogist, and philanthropist. He worked in Europe and was educated at Pembroke College. Smithson was a member of the Royal Society and received the award of Fellow of the Royal Society. His professional fields included mineralogy and chemistry, and he is notably associated with the Smithsonian Institution, which is listed as his employer and notable work.
He was the son of Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, and had siblings Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland, and Algernon Percy, 1st Earl of Beverley. Smithson spoke and wrote in English. He died in Genoa on June 27, 1829. His life and work have been described in sources such as Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Paris
- Place of death
- Genoa
- Occupation
- philanthropist
- Educated at
- Pembroke College
- Employer
- Smithsonian Institution
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Smithsonian Institution
- Field of work
- chemistry
- Image
- Henri-Joseph Johns - James Smithson (1816) - Google Art Project cropped.jpg
- Work location
- Europe
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- Commons category
- James Smithson
- member of
- Royal Society
- date of death
- 1829-06-27
- date of birth
- 1765-01-01
- Commons Creator page
- James Smithson
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- Jacques-Louis Macie
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