Yes, the Smithsonian Institution was founded in 1846 by James Smithsonian of London.
James Smithson's nephew is the one who founded the Smithsonian Institution. James Smithson died in 1829 and left his money to his nephew. The nephew died in 1935 and willed the money to the US to found the Smithsonian.
There is not just one director of the Smithsonian. Each of the Smithsonian museums has its own director. However, directors of large-scale museums such as the Smithsonians earn hundreds of thousands of dollars each year.
Smithsonian Institute = Instituto Smithsonian
It was founded in the year 1550.
Chevrolet was founded in the year 1911.
It was founded in the year 1910.
The year home depot was founded was in year 1978
I don't know what year but, Pierre de Beaumont founded Beaumont
in what year was the city of fontana founded
The Smithsonian will be identifiable either by its size, or by the labeling on the map that denotes the Smithsonian.
Smithsonian was the trade brand name used by Crescent Fire Arms Co. and later Crescent-Davis. The distributor/retailer was H & D Folsom. Likely production in the 1900-1925 time period. No relation to the Smithsonian Institute.