| John Moses, Paul Selby - 1893 - 618 էջ
...Romanesque. In 1829 James Smithson, an English scientist, died in Genoa, Italy, and bequeathed his estate "to the United States of America to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among... | |
| 1896 - 964 էջ
...nephew should die without issue, Smithson provided as follows : " I bequeath the whole of my property to the United States of America, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among... | |
| George Brown Goode - 1895 - 56 էջ
...up his will, containing this most significant provision : — "I BEQUEATH THE WHOLE OF MY PROPERTY TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO FOUND AT WASHINGTON, UNDER THE NAME OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, AN ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE INCREASE AND DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE AMONG... | |
| William Jay Youmans - 1896 - 638 էջ
...of the death of the nephew without leaving a child or children, the whole property was bequeathed ' to the United States of America, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among... | |
| Sarah Knowles Bolton - 1896 - 438 էջ
...nephew, if he should marry. In case he did not marry, Smithson bequeathed the whole of his property " to the United States of America, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among... | |
| 1898 - 494 էջ
...left his property to his nephew with the provision that, in case he died without heirs, it should go "to the United States of America, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among... | |
| Westel Woodbury Willoughby - 1898 - 346 էջ
...1829 James Smithson bequeathed the whole of his property, something over half a million dollars, " to the United States of America, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among... | |
| 1898 - 1094 էջ
...left his property to his nephew with the provision that, in case he died without heirs, it should go " to the United States of America, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among... | |
| 1899 - 880 էջ
...estate be disposed of in accordance with the following clause : « I bequeath the whole of my property to the United States of America, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among... | |
| George Gore - 1899 - 604 էջ
...ignorance is probably without loss to him, no error without evil." " I bequeath the whole of my property to the United States of America to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among... | |
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