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English translation for "james smithson"

n. james smithson (1765-1829), british scientist who contributed his inheritance to help establish the smithsonian institute in 1846 in washington d.c.

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james:  n. james, one of the 12 apostles of jesus; henry james (1811-1892) american novelist; william james (1842-1910) american psychologist; name of several scottish kings
james cagney:  n. james cagney (1899-1986), american movie actor, winner of the 1942 academy award for best actor for his role in "yankee doodle dandy"
james watt:  n. james watt (1736-1819), scottish inventor who improved the steam engine and coined the term horsepower
james tunney:  n. james tunney (1897-1978), u.s. boxer and world heavyweight champion 1926-1928
henry james:  n. henry james, (1843-1916) american novelist, author of "the ambassadors" and "the bostonians"
james parkinson:  n. james parkinson (1755-1824), english physician who documented the symptoms of a "shaking palsy" disease (now called parkinson's disease)
james marshall:  n. james marshall (1815-85), american pioneer who discovered gold in california thereby starting the gold rush
william james:  n. william james (1842-1910), american psychologist
james agee:  n. james agee (1909-1955), american author who wrote the novel "a death in the family"
james dean:  n. james dean (1931-1955), american film actor, who was killed in a crash in his racing car (starred in "east of eden" and "giant")
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