President of the Royal Society
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The President of the Royal Society is the elected head of the United Kingdom’s national academy of sciences, overseeing its scientific leadership, governance, and public representation.
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Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic office
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position of authority → scientific leadership position → |
| appliesToOrganization |
Royal Society
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| country |
United Kingdom
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| eligibilityRequirement |
must be a Fellow of the Royal Society
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| field |
science
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science policy → scientific research → |
| fullNameOfOrganization |
Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge
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| hasJurisdiction |
Royal Society
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| hasStyle |
FRS (Fellow of the Royal Society) required of office holder
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| headOf |
Royal Society
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| inception |
17th century
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| isPositionIn |
Royal Society governance structure
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| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
London
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| officeHolderOf |
Royal Society
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| officeType |
elected office
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| precededBy |
office of the original head of the Royal Society (early presidents)
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| responsibility |
chairing meetings of the Council of the Royal Society
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governance of the Royal Society → public representation of the Royal Society → representing the Royal Society in international scientific forums → representing the Royal Society in national science policy discussions → scientific leadership of the Royal Society → strategic direction of the Royal Society → |
| roleIn |
United Kingdom’s national academy of sciences
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| selectionMethod |
election by the Royal Society’s Council and Fellows
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| termLength |
typically 5 years
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Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex
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Ernest Rutherford → Frederick Gowland Hopkins ("president of the Royal Society") → George Gabriel Stokes → Isaac Newton → Lord Rayleigh → Michael Atiyah → Paul Nurse → Paul Nurse → Thomas Henry Huxley → |
positionHeld |