James Smithson
British chemist and mineralogist
James Smithson FRS 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". Wikipedia
Born: June 5, 1765, Paris, France
Died: June 27, 1829 (age 64 years), Genoa, Italy
Place of burial: Smithsonian Castle, Washington, D.C.
Education: University of Oxford and Pembroke College