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British chemist and mineralogist (c. 1765–1829)
James Smithson (c. 1765 – 27 June 1829) was a British chemist and mineralogist. He published numerous scientific papers for the Royal Society during the
James_Smithson
US group of museums and research centers
The institution is named after its founding donor, British scientist James Smithson. It was originally organized as the United States National Museum, but
Smithsonian_Institution
Scottish actor (born 1947)
James Ronald Gordon Copeland (born 1947), known professionally as James Cosmo, is a Scottish actor. Known for his character work, he has played supporting
James_Cosmo
American blues musician (born 1970)
for Best Contemporary Blues Album for Live from the Fox Oakland 2022 James Smithson Bicentennial Medal for “her embodiment of the American Experience through
Susan_Tedeschi
Title in the Baronetage of England
with the legacy of James Smithson, illegitimate son of Sir Hugh, 4th Baronet (Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland). Sir Hugh Smithson, 1st Baronet (c
Smithson_baronets
British politician and courtier
Hugh Smithson was born c. 1714, the son of Langdale Smithson (b. 1682) of Langdale, and Philadelphia Reveley. He was a grandson of Sir Hugh Smithson, 3rd
Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland
Hugh_Percy,_1st_Duke_of_Northumberland
Surname list
Smithson Annie M. P. Smithson, novelist Robert Smithson, American artist Carly Smithson, singer Florence Smithson, singer and actor Harriet Smithson,
Smithson
American veterinarian and novelist (born 1961)
Congress, Elena Delgado, follow a trail of clues left across Europe by James Smithson, the mysterious founder of the Smithsonian Institution, to discover
James_Rollins
Mineral of zinc carbonate
named in 1832 by François Sulpice Beudant in honor of English scientist James Smithson (c. 1765–1829), who first identified the mineral in 1802. Smithsonite
Smithsonite
Non-professional study and collecting of rocks and minerals
interest in minerals. The iron mineral goethite is named after him. James Smithson (1765–1829) is well known as the benefactor of the Smithsonian Institution
Amateur_geology
Radosław Sikorski, Polish politician and Minister of Foreign Affairs James Smithson, mineralogist, benefactor of the Smithsonian Institution John Snagge
List of people associated with Pembroke College, Oxford
List_of_people_associated_with_Pembroke_College,_Oxford
American fashion designer and executive (born 1939)
Architectural Design. 2014 The Smithsonian presents Ralph Lauren with the James Smithson Bicentennial Medal. The medal recognizes Lauren's lifetime contributions
Ralph_Lauren
Institution can be traced to the acceptance of James Smithson's legacy, willed to the United States in 1826. Smithson died in 1829, and in 1836, President Andrew
List_of_Smithsonian_museums
The James Smithson Medal, established in 1965, is awarded to those who have made "exceptional contributions to art, science, history, education and technology
James_Smithson_Medal
College of the University of Oxford
Samuel Johnson, essayist, moralist, literary critic and lexicographer James Smithson, English chemist, founder of the Smithsonian Institution Sir William
Pembroke_College,_Oxford
California winemaker (1928–2024)
through its National Museum of American History, awarded Winiarski the James Smithson Bicentennial Medal on November 21, 2019. Warren Winiarski was born to
Warren_Winiarski
Anglo-Irish actress (1800–1854)
Constance Smithson (18 March 1800 – 3 March 1854), who also went by Henrietta Constance Smithson, Harriet Smithson Berlioz, and Miss H.C. Smithson, was an
Harriet_Smithson
Flag that flew over Fort McHenry in Baltimore during the War of 1812
Smithsonian Channel Smithsonian Contributions and Studies Series Awards James Smithson Medal Charles Lang Freer Medal Hodgkins Medal Langley Gold Medal National
Star-Spangled_Banner_(flag)
Building in Washington, D.C.
to the upper floor of the building, destroying the correspondence of James Smithson, Henry's papers, two hundred oil paintings of American Indians by John
Smithsonian Institution Building
Smithsonian_Institution_Building
American jazz musician (1931–2016)
recordings, 70 books, and 400 articles to his credit. He received the James Smithson Medal from the Smithsonian Institution, an American Jazz Masters Award
David_Baker_(composer)
British duchess; Lady of the Bedchamber (1716–1776)
remainder and changed his family name from Smithson to Percy that year. Sir Hugh's illegitimate son James Smithson, otherwise Jacques Louis Macie, born in
Elizabeth Percy, Duchess of Northumberland (1716–1776)
Elizabeth_Percy,_Duchess_of_Northumberland_(1716–1776)
1954 composition by Johnny Smith
his album Johnny Smith's Kaleidoscope. In 1998, Smith was awarded the James Smithson Bicentennial Medal for his contribution to music; the citation singled
Walk, Don't Run (instrumental)
Walk,_Don't_Run_(instrumental)
Art museum in Washington, D.C.
visitors saw the 850-work inaugural show in the first six months. In 1984, James T. Demetrion, who had served as director of the Des Moines Art Center in
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Hirshhorn_Museum_and_Sculpture_Garden
American businessman (born 1964)
a way that favors Amazon. Controversy over this was raised when General James Mattis accepted a headquarters tour invitation from Bezos and coordinated
Jeff_Bezos
Australian pathologist (1898–1968)
in 1946 and was awarded the American Medal for Merit in 1948 and the James Smithson Medal in 1965. Florey was elected to the United States National Academy
Howard_Florey
Abbey located in Paris, in France
her children at the expense of Alexandre. It is also speculated that James Smithson, the founder of the Smithsonian Institution, who was born in Paris the
Pentemont_Abbey
English architects
Alison Margaret Smithson (22 June 1928 – 14 August 1993) and Peter Denham Smithson (18 September 1923 – 3 March 2003) were English architects who together
Alison_and_Peter_Smithson
National coin cabinet of the United States
Smithsonian Channel Smithsonian Contributions and Studies Series Awards James Smithson Medal Charles Lang Freer Medal Hodgkins Medal Langley Gold Medal National
National Numismatic Collection
National_Numismatic_Collection
Zinc ore group
person to separate the minerals was the British chemist and mineralogist James Smithson in 1803. In the mining industry the term calamine has been historically
Calamine_(mineral)
English glass manufacturer
mineralogist James Smithson, suggesting a strong financial or scientific relationship with the Blackfriars glass maker. James Smithson#Scientific work
Apsley_Pellatt_(1763–1826)
President of the United States from 1825 to 1829
1829, British scientist James Smithson died, and he left his fortune for the "increase and diffusion of knowledge". In Smithson's will, he stated that should
John_Quincy_Adams
British antiquarian, collector, and politician (1749–1809)
Act of Parliament for the British Museum. He was good friends with James Smithson, whom he sponsored for membership in the Royal Society and with whom
Charles_Francis_Greville
American art historian and museum director (1902–1985)
of the Fine Arts from 1968 to 1970. In 1968, Richardson received the James Smithson Medal, the Smithsonian Institution's self-described "most prestigious
Edgar_Preston_Richardson
British gold coin
make sovereigns lightweight over time. In 1838, when the legacy of James Smithson was converted into gold in preparation for transmission to the United
Sovereign_(British_coin)
American sculptor, teacher and author
pedestal approximately 15 ft (4.6 m) in height. A bequest from Englishman James Smithson (c. 1765–1829) funded the creation of the Smithsonian Institution. Partridge
William_Ordway_Partridge
Legal status of a child born to parents who are legally married
Alexander Hamilton (1755 or 1757–1804), James Smithson (1764–1829), Vasily Zhukovsky (1783–1852), John James Audubon (1785–1851), Alexander Herzen (1812–1870)
Legitimacy_(family_law)
Head of the Catholic Church from 1978 to 2005
(17): 1680–1681. ISSN 0012-9976. Retrieved 29 June 2026. Martin, S.J., James (25 February 1995). "Opus Dei in The United States". America Press Inc.
Pope_John_Paul_II
Calendar year
first successful escapees from the fledgling Australian penal colony James Smithson, British mineralogist, chemist and posthumous founder of the Smithsonian
1765
American Latin jazz and mambo musician (1923–2000)
into the National Congressional Record and in 1993, he received the James Smithson Bicentennial Medal from the Smithsonian Institution. Puente is one of
Tito_Puente
American musician and social activist (1919–2014)
(1994) Kennedy Center Honor (1994) The Harvard Arts Medal (1996) The James Smithson Bicentennial Medal (1996) Induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Pete_Seeger
Natural history museum in Washington, DC
acting directors. The directors included: Richard S. Fiske (1980–1985); James C. Tyler (acting, 1985 and 1988); and Robert S. Hoffmann (1985–1988). Frank
National Museum of Natural History
National_Museum_of_Natural_History
obtains the first patent for a typographer (typewriter). June 27 – James Smithson, a British mineralogist and chemist, leaves a bequest of £100,000 to
1829_in_the_United_States
Documentary TV series and book by James Burke
television series created, written, and presented by British science historian James Burke. The series was produced and directed by Mick Jackson of the BBC Science
Connections (British TV series)
Connections_(British_TV_series)
English painter
Baptist Malchair. While at Oxford he painted his portrait of James Smithson, for Smithson's M.A. graduation in 1786. During this period (around 1784 to
James_Roberts_(painter)
Species of bird
seabird. The species name smithsonianus commemorates English chemist James Smithson whose £100,000 bequest enabled the foundation of the institution that
American_herring_gull
Area in London, England
of the Roman Empire while living at number 7 from the early 1770s. James Smithson wrote the will that led to the foundation of the Smithsonian Institution
Marylebone
Terraced houses in the City of Westminster, London, England
around 1780, and number 9 in 1780–90. A blue plaque notes the fact that James Smithson, founder of the Smithsonian Institution, once lived at number 9. Historic
8_and_9_Bentinck_Street
Topics referred to by the same term
beginning with Smithsonian All pages with titles containing Smithsonian James Smithson Smithsonian Institution Building, in Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Agreement
Smithsonian_(disambiguation)
Cultural foundation
programs in the country, the International Poetry Forum has received the James Smithson Bicentennial Medal from the Smithsonian Institution for its contributions
International_Poetry_Forum
American lawyer, politician and diplomat (1780–1859)
Commissioner to secure for the United States the legacy left the government by James Smithson. He was successful in this undertaking, bringing to this country the
Richard_Rush
Crater on the Moon
Smithson is a small lunar impact crater located in the northeast part of Mare Fecunditatis. It is a circular, cup-shaped feature with a slightly higher
Smithson_(crater)
20th-century American artist
Robert Smithson (January 2, 1938 – July 20, 1973) was an American artist known for sculpture and land art who often used drawing and photography in relation
Robert_Smithson
Chief Justice of the United States from 1969 to 1986
Princeton University's American Whig-Cliosophic Society awarded Burger the James Madison Award for Distinguished Public Service. In 1988, he was awarded
Warren_E._Burger
American pianist, conductor, and composer (1918–2005)
Henderson was awarded the Smithsonian Institution's highest honor, the James Smithson Bicentennial Medal. An exhibit highlighting the musician's career and
Skitch_Henderson
Mountain range in Antarctica
between the heads of Krout and Harwell Glaciers. Named by US-ACAN for James Smithson, English philanthropist. In 1835, his property came into the possession
Prince_Olav_Mountains
Department of the US government
and animals for import into the United States. In 1829, by request of James Smithson out of a desire to further promulgate and diffuse scientific knowledge
United States Department of Agriculture
United_States_Department_of_Agriculture
Institution preserving and interpreting collections or heritage
with missions to "increase and diffuse knowledge", as outlined in James Smithson's founding bequest. In the early 20th century, museums focused on collecting
Museum
Museum in Washington, D.C.
Smithsonian Channel Smithsonian Contributions and Studies Series Awards James Smithson Medal Charles Lang Freer Medal Hodgkins Medal Langley Gold Medal National
National Museum of African Art
National_Museum_of_African_Art
American writer and investigative journalist
Mary Pinchot Meyer ISBN 978-0553380514 The Stranger and the Statesman: James Smithson, John Quincy Adams and the Making of America's Greatest Museum (2003)
Nina_Burleigh
American developer and sports team owner (1928-2019)
museum by a living person", and Behring was given the Smithsonian's James Smithson Award for his contributions. In 2001, a memorandum by a group of curators
Ken_Behring
English peer
descendants, his three times great-grandson, was the chemist and mineralogist James Smithson. The poet George Keate was another descendant. Both of Charles's surviving
Charles Seymour, 2nd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge
Charles_Seymour,_2nd_Baron_Seymour_of_Trowbridge
British Army officer and politician
Lieutenant-General Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland, KG, FRS (born Hugh Smithson; 14 August 1742 – 10 July 1817) was a British Army officer and politician
Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland
Hugh_Percy,_2nd_Duke_of_Northumberland
Decade
– Edward Livingston, American jurist, statesman (d. 1836) June 5 – James Smithson, British mineralogist, chemist and posthumous founder of the Smithsonian
1760s
Gunboat of the United States Navy
Roosevelt on various cruises. In January 1904, she carried the remains of James Smithson, which had arrived in New York City from Genoa, Italy, for re-interment
USS_Dolphin_(PG-24)
American art historian
v t e James Smithson Medal recipients 1965: Howard Florey 1968: Edgar Preston Richardson 1976: Elizabeth II 1979: Pope John Paul II 1986: Warren E. Burger
Nancy_Hanks_(art_historian)
Mass extinction at the end of the Devonian
ISSN 1475-4983. Clack, Jennifer Alice; Challands, Thomas James; Smithson, Timothy Richard; Smithson, Keturah Zoe (2019). "Newly recognized Famennian lungfishes
Hangenberg_event
American anthropologist and secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (1926-2018)
v t e James Smithson Medal recipients 1965: Howard Florey 1968: Edgar Preston Richardson 1976: Elizabeth II 1979: Pope John Paul II 1986: Warren E. Burger
Robert_McCormick_Adams_Jr.
French engraver (1763–1819)
In 1817 he was commissioned by the scientist James Smithson to make a bust medallion, which showed Smithson in profile. Pierre-Joseph Tiolier died in 1819
Pierre-Joseph_Tiolier
American jazz guitarist (1922–2013)
ended shortly before Crosby's death." In 1998, Smith was awarded the James Smithson Bicentennial Medal for his contribution to music; the citation singled
Johnny_Smith
recommended as a Fellow of the Royal Society in January 1787 along with James Smithson. Cullum also served as Bath King of Arms from 1771 to 1800. He was succeeded
Thomas_Gery_Cullum
American museum exhibition curator
Smithsonian Channel Smithsonian Contributions and Studies Series Awards James Smithson Medal Charles Lang Freer Medal Hodgkins Medal Langley Gold Medal National
Lydia_Puccinelli
and Merton) Robert Robinson (Magdalen) Francis Simon (Christ Church) James Smithson (Pembroke) Frederick Soddy (Merton) Alexander Todd (Oriel) John E. Walker
List of people from the University of Oxford in academic disciplines
List_of_people_from_the_University_of_Oxford_in_academic_disciplines
Skinnerian – B. F. Skinner (as in Skinnerian behaviorism) Smithsonian – James Smithson (as in Smithsonian Institution) Socinian – Faustus Socinus Socratic
List of eponymous adjectives in English
List_of_eponymous_adjectives_in_English
American lawyer and academic administrator
v t e James Smithson Medal recipients 1965: Howard Florey 1968: Edgar Preston Richardson 1976: Elizabeth II 1979: Pope John Paul II 1986: Warren E. Burger
Ira_Michael_Heyman
Architectural style
"new brutalism" was first used by British architects Alison and Peter Smithson for their pioneering approach to design. The style was further popularised
Brutalist_architecture
Topics referred to by the same term
character in the film Key Largo All pages with titles containing James Temple James Temple-Smithson This disambiguation page lists articles about people with
James_Temple_(disambiguation)
American politician (born 1989)
Archived from the original on February 3, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2020. Smithson, Cate (February 26, 2009). "University of Texas Grapples With Tuition,
James_Talarico
physicist. May 29 – Humphry Davy (born 1778), English chemist. June 29 – James Smithson (born 1764), English mineralogist, chemist and benefactor. November
1829_in_science
first modern zoo founded for scientific research and education. 1829. James Smithson (English, 1765–1829) donates seed money in his will for the founding
Timeline_of_zoology
American merchant (1827–1902)
for the abolition of slavery in 1776. Another distant relative was James Smithson who provided the initial funding for the Smithsonian Institution. Hartley
Marcellus_Hartley
French mathematician and astronomer (1749–1822)
Delambre's intervention to request liberation (from French imprisonment) of James Smithson, who went on to endow the foundation of the Smithsonian Institution
Jean_Baptiste_Joseph_Delambre
Ecumenical activity during John Paul II's papacy
von der Leyen 2026 Mario Draghi 1 Received extraordinary prize. v t e James Smithson Medal recipients 1965: Howard Florey 1968: Edgar Preston Richardson
Pope John Paul II and ecumenism
Pope_John_Paul_II_and_ecumenism
(born 1773) 29 May – Sir Humphry Davy, chemist (born 1778) 27 June – James Smithson, mineralogist, chemist and sponsor of the Smithsonian Institution (born
1829_in_the_United_Kingdom
Calendar year
– Edward Livingston, American jurist, statesman (d. 1836) June 5 – James Smithson, British mineralogist, chemist and posthumous founder of the Smithsonian
1764
Day of the year
Gottfried Eichhorn, German theologian and academic (born 1754) 1829 – James Smithson, English chemist and mineralogist (born 1765) 1831 – Sophie Germain
June_27
English paleontologist and biologist (1947–2020)
S2CID 91623116. Clack, Jennifer Alice; Challands, Thomas James; Smithson, Timothy Richard; Smithson, Keturah Zoe (2 November 2018). "Newly recognized Famennian
Jenny_Clack
14th Surgeon General of the United States
International Women in Medicine Hall of Fame 2002, Smithsonian Institution, The James Smithson Bicentennial Medal 2002, The National Medical Fellowships Lifetime Achievement
Antonia_Novello
American painter
Boy in Search of God and Love and Exile. 1981 – Founder's Medal, by James Smithson Society 1981 – Gold Medal, American Academy of Arts and Letters Soyer
Raphael_Soyer
Norte. p. 10. ProQuest 311680945. Retrieved November 6, 2024. "The James Smithson Bicentennial Medal". Smithsonian Institution. April 11, 2024. Retrieved
List of awards and nominations received by Gloria Estefan
List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Gloria_Estefan
British Army general, art collector/dealer (1772–1835)
She was a first cousin of James Smithson, the founding benefactor of the Smithsonian Institution (her mother was Smithson's aunt). The couple had four
John_Crewe,_2nd_Baron_Crewe
Alumni of the English school Charterhouse
Australian-British mathematician and statistician known for Sheppard's correction James Smithson (1764–1829), mineralogist, traveller and founder of the Smithsonian
List_of_Old_Carthusians
Month of 1904
Princess Irene with the remains of James Smithson, benefactor of the Smithsonian Institution. Irish author James Joyce wrote the essay "A Portrait of
January_1904
Fabaceae Bu Smithia James Edward Smith (1759–1828) Fabaceae Bu Smithiantha Matilda Smith (1854–1926) Gesneriaceae St Smithsonia James Smithson (c. 1765 – 1829)
List of plant genera named after people (Q–Z)
List_of_plant_genera_named_after_people_(Q–Z)
2002 video game
Prisoner of War is a 2002 third-person stealth video game developed by Wide Games and published by Codemasters. It follows the story of Captain Lewis Stone
Prisoner_of_War_(video_game)
Puerto Rican scholar, anthropologist, archeologist
for contributions to the field of archaeology. Alegría received the James Smithson Bicentennial Medal in 1996. Alegría received The Haydee Santamaria Medal
Ricardo_Alegría
December – Adélaïde Dufrénoy, poet and painter from Brittany (died 1825) James Smithson, British chemist, mineralogist and posthumous founder of the Smithsonian
1765_in_France
American art collector
Society's first annual Award of Distinction. In 1987 he received the James Smithson Society Founder medal from the Smithsonian Institution. He lectured
Herbert_Waide_Hemphill_Jr.
1996 series of United States Mint coins
features a classical bust of James Smithson with the double date "1846-1996". The reverse of the coin, designed by T. James Ferrell, features a design of
Smithsonian Institution 150th Anniversary commemorative coins
Smithsonian_Institution_150th_Anniversary_commemorative_coins
Calendar year
June 15 – Therese Huber, German writer and scholar (b. 1764) June 27 – James Smithson, British mineralogist, chemist, whose fortune eventually went to the
1829
French-born English painter and graphic artist (1847–1926)
the widow Frances Amelia Smithson Bull (1844–1909), a distant collateral relative of James Smithson. In 1885, he met James McNeill Whistler, who became
Theodore_Roussel
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