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American Philosophical Society, first scientific society in America, founded (1743) in Philadelphia. It was an outgrowth of the Junto formed (1727) by Benjamin Franklin. Franklin was the first secretary of the society, and Thomas Hopkinson the first president. In 1769 it merged with the American Society for Promoting Useful Knowledge. The combined organization elected Franklin its first president, an office he held until his death. David Rittenhouse and Thomas Jefferson were his immediate successors. The society, which has a notable library located in Philadelphia, confers membership upon people of distinction in all fields of intellectual and scientific study. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| (Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, 88. The sundial now belongs to the American Philosophical Society in
Philadelphia, which received it as a gift in 1755 during Benjamin
Franklin's tenure as society president. Lipset had been elected to various honorific societies in the
United States and abroad, including the National Academy of Sciences,
the American Philosophical Society, the National Academy of Education,
and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, in which he served as
vice president for the social sciences. |
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