American Philosophical Society

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learned society scholarly organization

The American Philosophical Society is a prestigious scholarly organization founded in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin, dedicated to promoting knowledge in the sciences and humanities through research, publications, and meetings.

Aliases (2)

American Philosophical Society Library ×1
American Philosophical Society Museum ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	learned society → scholarly organization →
awards	fellowships → research grants →
country	United States →
fieldOfWork	history of science → humanities → philosophy → science → social sciences →
foundedInPeriod	18th century →
founder	Benjamin Franklin →
hasAcademicDiscipline	humanistic studies → life sciences → natural sciences → social studies →
hasCollectionType	archives → historical artifacts → manuscripts → rare books →
hasLegalForm	nonprofit organization →
hasMainBuilding	American Philosophical Society Hall →
hasMembershipCriteria	election by existing members →
hasMotto	Promoting useful knowledge →
hasNotableMember	Albert Einstein → Benjamin Franklin → Charles Darwin → George Washington → Thomas Jefferson →
hasPart	American Philosophical Society Library → American Philosophical Society Museum →
headquartersLocation	Pennsylvania → Philadelphia → United States →
inception	1743 →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
locatedInHeritageSite	Independence National Historical Park →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Pennsylvania → Philadelphia →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
locatedNextTo	Independence Hall →
namedAfter	philosophy →
operatesInSector	nonprofit sector →
organizes	conferences → lectures → scholarly meetings →
publishes	Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society → Transactions of the American Philosophical Society →
purpose	promotion of useful knowledge →

Referenced by (56)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Antoine Lavoisier → Arthur H. Compton → Carl Schorske → Charles F. Kettering → Detlev W. Bronk → Elinor Ostrom → Frank B. Jewett → Freeman Dyson → Freeman Dyson → Freeman Dyson → George Gaylord Simpson → Hans Bethe → Henry Darwin Rogers → Henry Louis Gates Jr. → Henry Norris Russell → Herbert A. Simon → Jane Lubchenco → Jared Diamond → Joan W. Scott → John Adams → John Bardeen → John William Wallace → John von Neumann → Louis Agassiz → Martin Schwarzschild → Nicholas Biddle → Norman R. Augustine → Percy W. Bridgman → Phillip A. Sharp → Rita R. Colwell → Rita R. Colwell → Roald Hoffmann → Robert Treat Paine → Roscoe Pound → Samuel Pierpont Langley → Sewall Wright → Simon Newcomb → Stephen Van Rensselaer → Thomas Jefferson → Thomas Nagel → Vannevar Bush → William White →	memberOf
American Philosophical Society ("American Philosophical Society Library") → American Philosophical Society ("American Philosophical Society Museum") →	hasPart
Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society → Transactions of the American Philosophical Society →	publisher
American Enlightenment →	associatedInstitution
Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society →	associatedWith
Benjamin Franklin →	founded
Transactions of the American Philosophical Society →	hasPublisher
American Philosophical Society Hall →	mainOccupant
American Philosophical Society Hall →	namedAfter
American Philosophical Society Hall →	operator
American Philosophical Society Hall →	ownedBy
Transactions of the American Philosophical Society →	publishingOrganization
Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society →	sponsor