James Smithson died at 64, in 1829, three years after making the will. ... "In effect, we had to 'depurify' the English gold a little before we could strike our own.".
FIRST, SOME POLITICIANS DIDN'T WANT SMITHSON'S MONEY ...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/...smithsons.../abbf160c-a383-4aae-94a7-7bb00ffd8d9...
Jan 10, 1996 - When Congress looked James Smithson's gift horse in the mouth, the view triggered ... CAPTION: English gold coins from Smithson's bequest.
Follow the development of the Smithsonian from Englishman James Smithson's ... steps to secure the bequest by sending diplomat Richard Rush to England. .... Great Britain Gold Sovereign (Front), 1838, National Museum of American History
Nov 19, 2015 - James Smithson, the scientist who started the Smithsonian ... 1765–1829), the founding donor of the Smithsonian, was an English chemist ... of gold coins; and with this gift, the building of the Smithsonian Institution began.
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