James Smithson

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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Who was born first?

• James Smithson and Henry Thomas Colebrooke were born the same year
• James Smithson and Paolo Ruffini were born the same year
• James Smithson and Charles Hatchett were born the same year
• James Smithson and James Ivory were born the same year
• James Smithson and Karl Ludwig Harding were born the same year

Timeline

1. Charles HatchettJanuary 2, 1765 – February 10, 1847
2. Henry Thomas ColebrookeJune 15, 1765 – March 10, 1837
3. James IvoryFebruary 17, 1765 – September 21, 1842
4. James Smithson (this page)circa 1765 – June 27, 1829
5. Karl Ludwig HardingSeptember 29, 1765 – August 31, 1834
6. Paolo RuffiniSeptember 22, 1765 – May 10, 1822

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