The birth of James Smithson, founder of the Smithsonian Institution, is thought to be during the year 1765. Born in France, he became a naturalized British citizen around the age of ten. The ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Heather Ewing is an Author with two videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2007 Speech. Smithsonian Research Associate Heather Ewing talked about the ...

This article includes a concise but comprehensive biography of James Smithson, the founding donor of the Smithsonian Institution, and a description of the present-day museum and research facility ...

Crimilda Pontes was the Smithsonian’s first official graphic designer and the designer of the Smithsonian’s iconic sunburst symbol. Nikki Rosato & Sarah Leibach Crimilda Pontes created several designs ...

His name was James Smithson. He was from convoluted and maybe faux British royalty, but had a large change-purse in hand, and gave in his will all of his British pounds to a country he’d never been to ...

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1829, British chemist James Smithson died, leaving an endowment for "the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men." ...

The newly recovered 1787 Hungerford Deed, detailing a contentious squabble over property and prestige, can now be viewed in a new virtual exhibition Smithsonian Voices The 1787 Hungerford Deed, ...