Royal Society

Summary

Royal Society is an academy of sciences^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Royal Society's field of work was science^[3].
• Royal Society's field of work was natural history^[4].
• Royal Society's field of work was natural science^[5].
• Royal Society received the Princess of Asturias Award for Communications and Humanities^[6].
• Royal Society received the Princess of Asturias Awards^[7].
• Royal Society was a member of ORCID, Inc.^[8].
• Royal Society was a member of Dryad^[9].
• Royal Society was a member of Committee on Publication Ethics^[10].
• Royal Society was a member of Society Publishers' Coalition^[11].
• Royal Society was a member of Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association^[12].
• Royal Society was a member of All European Academies^[13].
• Royal Society is in the country of United Kingdom^[14].
• Royal Society's instance of is recorded as academy of sciences^[15].
• Royal Society's instance of is recorded as publishing house^[16].
• Royal Society's instance of is recorded as open-access publisher^[17].
• Royal Society's instance of is recorded as learned society^[18].
• Royal Society's instance of is recorded as national academy^[19].
• Royal Society's instance of is recorded as organization^[20].
• Royal Society followed Invisible College^[21].
• Royal Society's headquarters location is recorded as London^[22].
• Royal Society's Commons category is recorded as Royal Society^[23].
• Royal Society's industry is recorded as higher education^[24].
• Royal Society's archives at is recorded as Royal Society Archives^[25].
• Royal Society's chairperson is recorded as Henry Hallett Dale^[26].
• Royal Society's chairperson is recorded as Adrian Smith^[27].

Body

Founding

November 1, 1660 marks the founding of Royal Society^[28].

Identity

Royal Society followed Invisible College^[21].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Henry Hallett Dale^[26], a physician^[29], 1875–1968^[30], of United Kingdom^[31], awarded the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order^[32] and Adrian Smith^[27], a mathematician^[33], b. 1946^[34], of United Kingdom^[35], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[36].

Operations

Royal Society's headquarters location is recorded as London^[22].

Industry

Royal Society's industry is recorded as higher education^[24]. Fields of work include science^[3], an academic discipline^[37]; natural history^[4], an academic discipline^[38]; and natural science^[5], a branch of science^[39].

Recognition

Awards received include Princess of Asturias Award for Communications and Humanities^[6], a class of award^[40], in Spain^[41], founded in 1981^[42] and Princess of Asturias Awards^[7], a group of awards^[43], in Spain^[44], founded in 1980^[45].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Royal Society include Royal Society Range^[46], a mountain range^[47] and Royal Society Science Books Prize^[48], a science award^[49], in United Kingdom^[50], founded in 1988^[51].

Why It Matters

Royal Society has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 95 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

Works attributed to it include Philosophical Transactions of the it A^[53], a scientific journal^[54], founded in 1887^[55]; The Zoological Record^[56], a citation index^[57], founded in 1870^[58]; and Philosophical Transactions^[59], a scientific journal^[60], founded in 1665^[61]. Entities named for it include Royal Society Range^[46], a mountain range^[47] and Royal Society Science Books Prize^[48], a science award^[49], in United Kingdom^[50], founded in 1988^[51].

FAQs

What awards did Royal Society receive?

Honors received include Princess of Asturias Award for Communications and Humanities^[6] and Princess of Asturias Awards^[7].