The Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti (IVSLA) is an academy of sciences in

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History

The Istituto Veneto was created as the Reale Istituto Nazionale, created by

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for the Kingdom of Italy in 1810. The current name was given in 1838 by Ferdinand I, Emperor of Austria, when Venetia was under Austrian Government. In 1866, after the annexation of Venetia to

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, the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti was recognized as one of the most prestigious Italian academies. Since 1838, the activity of Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti run uninterruptedly till nowadays. The first seat of the IVSLA was Palazzo Ducale then it transferred, in 1893, to Palazzo Loredan. In 1999 it was bought Palazzo Franchetti, and it inaugurated in 2004.

Structure

The institute accounts for 290 fellows, divided in two classes (Class of Sciences and Class of Humanities); each Class is made of fellows (soci effettivi), corresponding fellows (soci corrispondenti), foreign fellows (soci stranieri) and honorary fellows (soci onorari). Fellows are formally appointed by the Ministry of Cultural Affaires after being elected by the Assembly of the soci effettivi.

Activity

The institute's activities include monthly academic meetings (adunanze), where fellows present their studies to be published on the magazine «Atti dell’Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti». The institute also regularly promotes

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and

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s on Sciences, Humanities and Art. The institute publishes and prints books (presently the catalogue accounts over 100 titles). Particular attention is devoted to diffusion of culture by audiovisual media, information technology and internet communications. The institute owns a rich library (over 300.000 volumes) and several archives, including that of

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, Italian prime minister in 1911.

Partnership

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* The Italian Academy, Columbia University *

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Notable members

Class of Sciences

Roberto Ardigò, Giovanni Canestrini,

Giuseppe Colombo Giuseppe "Bepi" Colombo (2 October 1920 in Padua – 20 February 1984 in Padua) was an Italians, Italian scientist, mathematician and engineer at the University of Padua, Italy. Mercury Colombo studied the planet Mercury (planet), Mercury, and ...

Galileo Ferraris Galileo Ferraris (31 October 1847 – 7 February 1897) was an Italian university professor, physicist and electrical engineer, one of the pioneers of AC power system and inventor of the induction motor although he never patented his work. Many ne ...

, Tullio Levi Civita,

Guglielmo Marconi Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi, 1st Marquess of Marconi ( ; ; 25 April 1874 – 20 July 1937) was an Italian electrical engineer, inventor, and politician known for his creation of a practical radio wave-based Wireless telegraphy, wireless tel ...

, Angelo Messedaglia,

Umberto Nobile Umberto Nobile (; 21 January 1885 – 30 July 1978) was an Italian aviator, aeronautical engineer and Arctic explorer. Nobile was a developer and promoter of semi-rigid airships in the Aviation between the World Wars, years between the two Worl ...

, Pietro Paleocapa,

Louis Pasteur Louis Pasteur (, ; 27 December 1822 – 28 September 1895) was a French chemist, pharmacist, and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, Fermentation, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization, the la ...

, Antonio Pacinotti, Gregorio Ricci Curbastro, Giuseppe Jappelli, Quintino Sella.

Class of Humanities

Carlo Anti, Bernard Berenson,

Camillo Boito Camillo Boito (; 30 October 1836 – 28 June 1914) was an Italian architect and engineer, and a noted art critic, art historian and novelist. He was the brother of Arrigo Boito, the friend and librettist of the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi. ...

, Vittore Branca, Giosuè Carducci,

Fernand Braudel Fernand Paul Achille Braudel (; 24 August 1902 – 27 November 1985) was a French historian. His scholarship focused on three main projects: ''The Mediterranean'' (1923–49, then 1949–66), ''Civilization and Capitalism'' (1955–79), and the un ...

Antonio Canova Antonio Canova (; 1 November 1757 – 13 October 1822) was an Italians, Italian Neoclassical sculpture, Neoclassical sculptor, famous for his marble sculptures. Often regarded as the greatest of the Neoclassical artists,. his sculpture was ins ...

, André Chastel, Carlo Cipolla,

Benedetto Croce Benedetto Croce, ( , ; 25 February 1866 – 20 November 1952) was an Italian idealist philosopher, historian, and politician who wrote on numerous topics, including philosophy, history, historiography, and aesthetics. A Cultural liberalism, poli ...

, Francesco De Sanctis, Giacomo Devoto,

Francesco Ferrara Francesco Ferrara (1810–1900) was an Italian economist, and political scientist. He helped introduce the classical economic theories of Adam Smith, David Ricardo David Ricardo (18 April 1772 – 11 September 1823) was a British politi ...

, Antonio Fogazzaro, Giuseppe Gerola, Virgilio Guidi,

Ferdinand Gregorovius Ferdinand Gregorovius (; 19 January 1821 – 1 May 1891) was a German historian who specialized in the medieval history of Rome. Biography Gregorovius was the son of Neidenburg district justice council Ferdinand Timotheus Gregorovius and his wi ...

, René Huyghe, Frederic C. Lane,

, Francesco Malipiero, Terenzio Mamiani,

Alessandro Manzoni Alessandro Francesco Tommaso Antonio Manzoni (, , ; 7 March 1785 – 22 May 1873) was an Italian poet, novelist and philosopher. He is famous for the novel ''The Betrothed (Manzoni novel), The Betrothed'' (orig. ) (1827), generally ranked among ...

, Concetto Marchesi, Luigi Meneghello,

Jules Michelet Jules Michelet (; 21 August 1798 – 9 February 1874) was a French historian and writer. He is best known for his multivolume work ''Histoire de France'' (History of France). Michelet was influenced by Giambattista Vico; he admired Vico's emphas ...

Marco Minghetti Marco Minghetti (18 November 1818 – 10 December 1886) was an Italian economist and statesman. Biography Minghetti was born in Bologna, then part of the Papal States. With Antonio Montanan and Rodolfo Audinot he founded at Bologna a pape ...

, Pompeo Molmenti,

Theodor Mommsen Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen (; ; 30 November 1817 – 1 November 1903) was a German classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, politician and archaeologist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest classicists of the 19th ce ...

, Costantino Nigra,

Pierre de Nolhac Pierre Girault de Nolhac (15 December 1859, Ambert – 31 January 1936, Paris), known as Pierre de Nolhac, was a French historian, art historian and poet. Biography After studying at Le Puy-en-Velay, in Rodez and Clermont-Ferrand, Pierre ...

, Aldo Palazzeschi,

Gaston Palewski Gaston Palewski (20 March 1901 – 3 September 1984), a French politician, was a close associate of Charles de Gaulle during and after World War II. He is also remembered as the lover of the English novelist Nancy Mitford, and appears in a fic ...

, Giovanni Pascoli,

Ezra Pound Ezra Weston Loomis Pound (30 October 1885 – 1 November 1972) was an List of poets from the United States, American poet and critic, a major figure in the early modernist poetry movement, and a Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Ita ...

Leopold von Ranke Leopold von Ranke (21 December 1795 – 23 May 1886) was a German historian and a founder of modern source-based history. He was able to implement the seminar teaching method in his classroom and focused on archival research and the analysis of ...

, Alfred von Reumont, Antonio Rosmini, Luigi Settembrini, Diego Valeri,

Pasquale Villari Pasquale Villari (3 October 1827 – 11 December 1917) was an Italian historian and politician. Early life and publications Villari was born in Naples and took part in the risings of 1848 there against the Bourbons and subsequently fled to Flo ...

, Giacomo Zanella.

References

* M. Marangoni, ''Commemorazioni dei soci effettivi 1843-2010'', Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, Venezia (2011), *G. Gullino ''L'Istituto Veneto di Scienze Lettere ed Arti, dalla rifondazione alla Seconda Guerra Mondiale (1838-1946)'', Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, Venezia (1996)
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*E. Bassi, R. Pallucchini, A. Franchini ''Palazzo Loredan e l'Istituto veneto di scienze, lettere ed arti'', Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, Venezia (1985) *L. Mezzaroba, ''Le Medaglie dell'Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti'', Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, Venezia (2010).

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