The Lisbon Academy of Sciences ( pt, Academia das Ciências de Lisboa) is

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dedicated to the advancement of sciences and learning, with the goal of promoting academic progress and prosperity in

. It is one of Portugal's most prestigious scientific authorities and the official regulator of the

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in Portugal, through its Class of Letters.

History

The academy was founded on 24 December 1779 in

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, by

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, who served as the academy's first President, and

José Correia da Serra José Francisco Correia da Serra (6 June 1750 – 11 September 1823) was a Portuguese Abbot, polymath – philosopher, diplomat, politician and scientist. In some circumstances, he was also known as '' Abbé Correa.'' The plant genus Correa, na ...

, who served as its first secretary-general.

Domenico Vandelli Domenico Agostino Vandelli (Padua, 8 July 1735 – Lisbon, 27 June 1816) was an Italian naturalist, who did most of his scientific work in Portugal. He studied at the University of Padua, from which he received a doctorate in Natural Philos ...

was among its mentors and early organizers. The academy received

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under Queen

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in 1783, bestowing the title of ''Royal Academy of Sciences'' (''Real Academia das Ciências'') unto the institution. The seat of the academy in

has been located in the

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district of

since 1834.

Organization

The Academy has two classes: the Class of Sciences and the Class of Letters, and each has 30 full members and 60 corresponding members distributed in six sections. It also has a number of foreign members. The Academy was one of the first national members of the

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, is one of two Portuguese members of the

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and is the Portuguese partner of the European Science Exchange Programme of The Royal Society (United Kingdom).

Gallery

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* {{Authority control 1779 establishments in Portugal Grand Crosses of the Order of Saint James of the Sword Members of the International Council for Science

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Portuguese language academies

Scientific organizations established in 1779 Members of the International Science Council

History

Organization

Gallery

See also

References

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