International Encyclopedia of Learned Societies and Academies
This book provides historical sketches of the most significant national and international learned societies and academies located outside the United States. Complementing Joseph Kiger's Research Institutions and Learned Societies, which covers the United States, this volume includes profiles, arranged alphabetically, on some 100 organizations located in fifty-three countries.\ Each profile provides comprehensive, uniform, up-to-date information, including founding, history, purpose,...
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This book provides historical sketches of the most significant national and international learned societies and academies located outside the United States. Complementing Joseph Kiger's Research Institutions and Learned Societies, which covers the United States, this volume includes profiles, arranged alphabetically, on some 100 organizations located in fifty-three countries. Each profile provides comprehensive, uniform, up-to-date information, including founding, history, purpose, activities, governance, current operations, and location of offices and archives, on the subject society. Entries conclude with sources of additional information. Appendices include chronologies, genealogies, and topical listings. The work includes a full index. Booknews Provides historical sketches of the most significant learned societies and academies located outside the US. Complementing Kiger's Research Institutions and Learned Societies (Greenwood, 1982), which covers the US, this volume includes profiles, arranged alphabetically, on 100 societies located in 50 countries. Each profile provides comprehensive, uniform, up-to-date information on both the history and current operations of the subject society. Entries conclude with sources of additional information. Appendices provide chronologies, genealogies, and topical listings. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
PrefaceAfghanistanAlbaniaArgentinaAustraliaAustriaBangladeshBelgiumBrazilBulgariaCanadaChina, People's Republic ofChina, Republic ofColombiaCommonwealth of Independent StatesCroatiaCubaCzechoslovakiaDenmarkEgyptFinlandFranceGermanyGhanaGreeceHungaryIndiaIrelandIsraelItalyJapanJordanKorea, Republic ofMexicoNetherlandsNew ZealandNorwayPakistanPhilippines, Republic of thePolandPortugalRomaniaSloveniaSouth Africa, Republic ofSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUnited KingdomUruguayVatican City StateVenezuelaAppendix 1: ChronologyAppendix 2: GenealogyAppendix 3: Areas of InterestIndex
\ BooknewsProvides historical sketches of the most significant learned societies and academies located outside the US. Complementing Kiger's Research Institutions and Learned Societies (Greenwood, 1982), which covers the US, this volume includes profiles, arranged alphabetically, on 100 societies located in 50 countries. Each profile provides comprehensive, uniform, up-to-date information on both the history and current operations of the subject society. Entries conclude with sources of additional information. Appendices provide chronologies, genealogies, and topical listings. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
