Smithson
Americannoun
noun
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For his part, Smithson, who died in a plane crash in 1973, thought of permanence as the biggest myth of all, according to Lisa LeFeuvre, director of the Holt/Smithson Foundation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
The Smithsonian is named for James Smithson, a British scientist who endowed the museum with a gift in his will.
From Slate • Dec. 20, 2025
Manufacturer’s claims: “Our banana water has 205 mg of magnesium — 50% of the daily value,” Smithson says of Banagua’s Original Banana, which went on the market in July 2025.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025
In a statement issued to the BBC, Det Supt Smithson said he had corresponded with Lorraine on a number of occasions.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2025
His personal identification with romantic heroes such as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet seemed to have fuelled not just musical inspiration but his crazed, desperate infatuation with a Shakespearean actress, Harriet Smithson.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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