Erasmus Smith

(1611-1691)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Smith, Erasmus, 1611-1691 DNB: Smith, Erasmus (bap. 1611, d. 1691), merchant and educational benefactor LBT ID: ErSmith1691 VIAF ID: 19239834 LOC ID: no90012720	B/BAP: 1611-04-08 DIED: 1691
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
A London merchant who donated generously to educational causes, among them Christ's Hospital on which he bestowed £ annually.
REFERENCES TO Erasmus Smith: Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859, Lord Byron and Some of his Contemporaries (London: Henry Colburn, 1828) An Account of Christ’s Hospital. Found 1: ¶ 76