Royal Society of Edinburgh

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The Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland’s national academy of science and letters, promoting research, learning, and public engagement across a wide range of disciplines.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf charity
learned society
national academy
non-profit organization
awards Royal Society of Edinburgh
surface form: "Royal Society of Edinburgh medals and prizes"

Royal Society of Edinburgh research fellowships
city Edinburgh
continent Europe
coordinatesWith British Academy
Royal Irish Academy
Royal Society
country Scotland
fieldOfWork arts
humanities
letters
science
social sciences
focusesOn education outreach
evidence-based policy advice
public lectures and events
foundedBy Scottish Enlightenment figures
grantedBy George III of the United Kingdom
surface form: "George III"
hasBuilding Royal Society of Edinburgh building, George Street
hasCharter royal charter
hasMembership Fellows
hasOrgan Young Academy of Scotland
hasPart Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
surface form: "Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh"
hasPublication RSE Proceedings
RSE Proceedings
surface form: "RSE Transactions"

RSE policy reports
headquartersLocation Edinburgh
inception 1783
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalForm royal chartered body
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Edinburgh
surface form: "City of Edinburgh"

Scotland
motto Knowledge made useful
operatesInJurisdiction Scotland
purpose promotion of learning
promotion of research
public engagement with science and culture
recognizedAs Royal Society of Edinburgh
surface form: "Scotland’s national academy of science and letters"
region Scotland
selectionProcess election of fellows
shortName RSE
streetAddress 22–26 George Street
website https://www.rse.org.uk/

Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

FRSE administeredBy Royal Society of Edinburgh
this entity surface form: "Council of the Royal Society of Edinburgh"
Alfred Harker associatedWith Royal Society of Edinburgh
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh associatedWith Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Watt awardReceived Royal Society of Edinburgh
this entity surface form: "Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh"
FRSE awardedBy Royal Society of Edinburgh
Royal Society of Edinburgh awards Royal Society of Edinburgh
this entity surface form: "Royal Society of Edinburgh medals and prizes"
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh conferredBy Royal Society of Edinburgh
Scottish Enlightenment hasInstitutionalBase Royal Society of Edinburgh
this entity surface form: "Edinburgh Philosophical Society"
Charles Babbage memberOf Royal Society of Edinburgh
Charles Glover Barkla memberOf Royal Society of Edinburgh
Christopher Longuet-Higgins memberOf Royal Society of Edinburgh
Dugald Stewart memberOf Royal Society of Edinburgh
Henry Darwin Rogers memberOf Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Clerk Maxwell memberOf Royal Society of Edinburgh
James David Forbes memberOf Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Hutton memberOf Royal Society of Edinburgh
Joseph Black memberOf Royal Society of Edinburgh
Lord Kelvin memberOf Royal Society of Edinburgh
Michael Atiyah memberOf Royal Society of Edinburgh
Peter Higgs memberOf Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robin Milner memberOf Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sir Jim McDonald memberOf Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sir John Parker memberOf Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sir Thomas Brisbane memberOf Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sir Walter Scott memberOf Royal Society of Edinburgh
Royal Society of Edinburgh recognizedAs Royal Society of Edinburgh
this entity surface form: "Scotland’s national academy of science and letters"

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