James Smithson British chemist
James Smithson is a 64 years old British chemist from Paris. James Smithson was born on January 01, 1765 (died on June 27, 1829, he was 64 years old) in Paris as Jacques-Louis Macie.
About
Birth name of James Smithson is Jacques-Louis Macie
No, he died on 06/27/1829, 195 years ago. He was 64 years old when he died. He died in Genoa
Family
His mother is Elizabeth Hungerford Keate and his father is Hugh Percy, 1st Duke Of Northumberland. () and Hugh Percy, 1st Duke Of Northumberland was 49 years old when James born.
Parents
Siblings
James Smithson had 3 siblings. Lieut. (6 years younger) , British Army general Hugh (22 years older) , and British politician Algernon (14 years older)
Awards (1)
Awarded Fellow of the Royal Society .
Education
He graduated from Pembroke College
Other facts about James Smithson
AlmaMater | Pembroke College Oxford |
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Place of death | Genoa , country: Kingdom of Sardinia |
KnownFor | Smithsonian Institution |
On focus list of Wikimedia project | TP Updated Since September 2019 |
Birth name | Jacques-Louis Macie |
Notable work | Smithsonian Institution |
Field of work | Mineralogy |
Writing language | English |
Member of | Royal Society |
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Work location | Europe |
Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
Country of citizenship | United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Ireland |
Family name | Smithson. Show people with the surname Smithson |
Commons Creator page | James Smithson |
Given name | James |
Employer | Smithsonian Institution |
Date of death | 1829-06-27T00:00:00Z |