death_place death_date birth_place nationality birth_date article_title education name
boston , massachusetts , usa 25 april 1826 haverhill , massachusetts , usa american 12 august 1778 william smith shaw
 harvard university william smith shaw
william smith shaw

william smith shaw -lrb- 12 august 1778 -- 25 april 1826 -rrb- was a founder of the boston athenæum as well as the athenæum 's first librarian .
