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“It is in his knowledge that man has found his greatness and his happiness, the high superiority which he holds over the other animals who inhabit the earth with him, and consequently no ignorance is probably without loss to him, no error without evil.”
 
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James Smithson
 
Nationality:   British
 
Date of Birth:   1765
 
Date of Death:   Jun 27,  1829
 
Profession:   Scientist
 
 
 
 
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