The Accademia Ercolanese, in full Regale Accademia Ercolanese di Archeologia (Royal Herculaneum Academy of Archaeology), is a

learned society A learned society (; also learned academy, scholarly society, or academic association) is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline, profession, or a group of related disciplines such as the arts and science. Membership m ...

established in Naples in 1755 by

Bernardo Tanucci Bernardo Tanucci (20 February 1698 – 29 April 1783) was an Italian statesman, who brought an enlightened absolutism style of government to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies for Charles III and his son Ferdinand IV. Biography Born of a poor fami ...

under the royal patronage of Charles VII of Naples with the primary purpose of studying and preserving the finds from Herculaneum and Pompeii.Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Herculaneum". ''

Encyclopædia Britannica The (Latin for "British Encyclopædia") is a general knowledge English-language encyclopaedia. It is published by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.; the company has existed since the 18th century, although it has changed ownership various t ...

'' (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

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* {{Authority control Learned societies of Italy 1755 establishments in Europe