who was he?
An English chemist and mineralogist.
James Smithson
James Smithson (c. 1765 – 27 June 1829) was an English chemist and mineralogist. 
is harvard extension school the same as harvard It is the extension school of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. where is the school based? Cambridge, Massachusetts. what is taught in the school? It offers liberal arts and professional courses. mention a few programs offered for degree over there? Bachelor of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies (ALB) and the Master of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies (ALM). with whom does the school have partnership? Smithsonian Institution. what is the institute for? It is a trust instrumentality of the United States composed as a group of museums and research centers. when was it founded? August 10, 1846 who founded it? James Smithson
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James Smithson [SEP] Introduction
James Smithson (c. 1765 – 27 June 1829) was an English chemist and mineralogist. He published numerous scientific papers for the Royal Society during the late 1700s as well as assisting in the development of calamine, which would eventually be renamed after him as "smithsonite". He was the founding donor of the Smithsonian Institution, which also bears his name. Born in Paris, France as the illegitimate child of Hugh Percy, the 1st Duke of Northumberland, he was given the French name Jacques-Louis Macie. His birth date was not recorded and the exact location of his birth is unknown; it is possibly in the Pentemont Abbey.