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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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James Smithson

British chemist

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Occupation: chemist, mineralogist, philanthropist
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Born: 1765
Died: June 27, 1829

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