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James Smithson

British chemist

  • Fame55.9
  • Momentum5.3
  • Wikipedia8.7K
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Lived 1765–1829, aged 64
ScientistsScientist
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    23 languages
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  • Era
    1765–1829
    Aged 64
  • Awards
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Updated 2026-07-20

James Smithson 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.

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Completeness60.0
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