FRS

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FRS is the post-nominal title used by Fellows of the Royal Society, denoting distinguished scientists elected to the United Kingdom’s national academy of sciences.


Statements (37)
Predicate Object
instanceOf academic title
honorific suffix
post-nominal title
associatedWith Royal Society
country United Kingdom
denotesStatus Fellow of the Royal Society
domain science
eligibility distinguished scientists
engineers
mathematicians
medical scientists
researchers
field engineering sciences
mathematics
medical sciences
natural sciences
grantedBy Royal Society
grantorFoundedIn 1660
grantorHeadquartersLocation London
hasGenderNeutralForm Fellow of the Royal Society
isDistinctFrom FRSA
FRSC
FRSE
language English
organizationTypeOfGrantor learned society
postNominalPlacement placed after the holder's name
recognizes outstanding contributions to scientific knowledge
scope national academy of sciences of the United Kingdom
selectionProcess election by existing Fellows of the Royal Society
signifies election to the Royal Society
recognition for substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge
standsFor Fellow of the Royal Society
typeOfMembership Fellowship of the Royal Society
usedBy Fellows of the Royal Society
usedIn academic publications
biographical listings
professional correspondence


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