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1. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › james-smithsonsJames Smithson's Legacy | Smithsonian

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   Learn how an illegitimate Englishman left his fortune to found a museum for the United States in 1829. The book by Nina Burleigh explores the life and times of James Smithson and his connection with John Quincy Adams.

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3. www.si.edu › About › HistoryOur History | Smithsonian Institution

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   Smithsonian Institution General History. James Knox Polk, 2 Nov 1795-15 Jun 1849. Artist: Max Westfield. Smithson died in 1829, and six years later, President Andrew Jackson announced the bequest to Congress. On July 1, 1836, Congress accepted the legacy bequeathed to the nation and pledged the faith of the United States to the charitable trust.

4. siarchives.si.edu › history › featured-topicsJames Smithson: Founder of the Smithsonian Institution

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   Learn about the life and legacy of James Smithson, a French-born chemist and mineralogist who left his fortune to found a scientific institution in the United States. Explore his will, his recipes, and the history of the Smithsonian Institution.

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5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › John_SmithsonJohn Smithson - Wikipedia

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   John's brother is the political blogger Mike Smithson. Together with David Darlow he co-founded the production company Darlow Smithson Productions in 1988. In June 2002 Smithson acquired full control and bought out Darlow's 50% stake. [1]

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › James_SmithsonJames Smithson - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

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   Welcome. The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex. We are a community of learning and an opener of doors. Join us on a voyage of discovery. Explore our vast digital resources and learn online.

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   Who is John Smithson?

   • Smithson later became joint Creative Director of Arrow Media, based in London. He works closely with top broadcasting commissioners in the UK, US and other key international operating territories around the world. 1999, Smithson won the News & Documentary Emmy Award for Analysis of a Single Current Story for "Decoding the Nazis" .

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   • The Stranger and the Statesman: James Smithson, John Quincy Adams, and the Making of America's Greatest Museum In 1829, Englishman James Smithson died at the age of 64 and left more than $500,000—the equivalent of $9.6 million today—to the "United States of America, to found ...an Establishment for the increase&diffusion of Knowledge."

   James Smithson's Legacy | Smithsonian

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   Who is John Smithson brother Mike Smithson?

   • John Smithson (* March 1952) is a British film and television producer. John's brother is the political blogger Mike Smithson . Together with David Darlow he co-founded the production company Darlow Smithson Productions in 1988. In June 2002 Smithson acquired full control and bought out Darlow's 50 % stake.

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   Who founded the Smithsonian Institution?

   • The Smithsonian Institution was established with funds from James Smithson (1765–1829), a British scientist who left his estate to the United States to found “at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge .”

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   Uncover the history of the crypt of the Smithsonian’s founder John Smithson and the journey of his crypt and bones to Washington, DC.----If you enjoyed our E...

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