James Smithson

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person philanthropist scientist

James Smithson was a British scientist and philanthropist whose bequest funded the creation of the Smithsonian Institution in the United States.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	person → philanthropist → scientist →
alsoKnownAs	Jacques-Louis Macie → James Lewis Macie →
bequestPurpose	increase and diffusion of knowledge among men →
bequestTo	United States of America →
birthName	Jacques-Louis Macie →
burialPlace	Smithsonian Institution Building → Washington, D.C. →
causeOfDeath	unknown →
centuryOfActivity	18th century → 19th century →
commemoratedBy	Smithsonian Institution Building → statue of James Smithson at the Smithsonian →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain →
dateOfBirth	1765-00-00 →
dateOfDeath	1829-06-27 →
educatedAt	Pembroke College, Oxford NERFINISHED → University of Oxford NERFINISHED →
fieldOfWork	chemistry → mineralogy →
gender	male →
hasHeritage	English → French →
illegitimateChildOf	Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland →
influenced	creation of the Smithsonian Institution →
knownFor	bequest that founded the Smithsonian Institution → research on minerals and chemistry →
languageOfWorkOrName	English → French →
legacy	Smithsonian Institution →
memberOf	Royal Society →
name	James Smithson →
nationality	British →
notableWork	chemical analyses of minerals → research on calamine and zinc ores →
occupation	chemist → mineralogist → philanthropist →
parent	Elizabeth Hungerford Keate Macie → Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland →
placeOfBirth	Paris →
placeOfDeath	Genoa →
placeOfSignificantActivity	Italy → United Kingdom → United States of America →
residence	London →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Smithsonian Institution →	foundedBy
James Smithson →	name
Smithsonian Institution →	namedAfter