The American Philosophical Society is an American scholarly organization and learned society founded in 1743 in Philadelphia that promotes knowledge in the humanities and natural sciences through research, professional meetings, publications, library resources and community outreach. It was founded by the polymath Benjamin Franklin and is considered the first learned society founded in what became the United States. Its headquarters and museum, Philosophical Hall, stands just east of Independence Hall in Independence National Historical Park and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965. The society has about 1,000 elected members.
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The American Philosophical Society (APS) is an American scholarly organization and learned society founded in 1743 in Philadelphia that promotes knowledge in the humanities and natural sciences through research, professional meetings, publications, library resources, and community outreach.
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The American Philosophical Society (APS) is an American scholarly organization and learned society founded in 1743 in Philadelphia that promotes knowledge in the humanities and natural sciences through research, professional meetings, publications, library resources, and community outreach.
Antoine Lavoisier (Wikipedia)
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He was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1775.
Grove Karl Gilbert (Wikipedia)
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He was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society in 1902.
Wikipedia: Joachim Barrande
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In 1862, he was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society.
Jean-Baptiste Elie de Beaumont, Wikipedia
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His growing scientific reputation secured his election to the membership of the Academy of Berlin, of the French Academy of Sciences, of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1845), of the Royal Society of London, as a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (1848), and as an international member of the American Philosophical Society (1860).
Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer (Wikipedia)
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Two years later, he was elected to the American Philosophical Society.
Wikipedia: Heinrich Georg Bronn
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Bronn was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1860.
Georg Amadeus Carl Friedrich Naumann - Wikipedia
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In 1869, he was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society.
Oswald Heer - Wikipedia
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In 1862, Heer was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society.
Hendrik Kramers (Wikipedia)
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He was an International member of the American Philosophical Society.
Carl Vogt (Wikipedia)
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He was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society in 1869
Hermann Burmeister (Wikipedia)
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He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1856
Heinrich Göppert (Wikipedia)
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In 1862, he was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society
Georg Ritter von Frauenfeld (Wikipedia)
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He was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society in 1869
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