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.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
American Philosophical Society canonical 175
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 of America ⓘ
surface form: 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 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: American Philosophical Society Library

American Philosophical Society self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: American Philosophical Society Museum
headquartersLocation Pennsylvania ⓘ
Philadelphia ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ

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Zelia Nuttall → memberOf → American Philosophical Society ⓘ
Matthew Meselson → memberOf → American Philosophical Society ⓘ
Frank Press → memberOf → American Philosophical Society ⓘ
S. Dillon Ripley → memberOf → American Philosophical Society ⓘ
Richard Bache → memberOf → American Philosophical Society ⓘ
Cope → memberOf → American Philosophical Society ⓘ
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John F. Grimké → memberOf → American Philosophical Society ⓘ
Asa Gray → memberOf → American Philosophical Society ⓘ
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John Bartram → memberOf → American Philosophical Society ⓘ
Richard Alexander Fullerton Penrose Jr. → memberOf → American Philosophical Society ⓘ
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James Rothman → memberOf → American Philosophical Society ⓘ
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William Thornton → memberOf → American Philosophical Society ⓘ
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Thomas Cooper → memberOf → American Philosophical Society ⓘ
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