The (; ) is a French
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 ...
, grouping five , including the
Académie Française
An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary education, secondary or tertiary education, tertiary higher education, higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membershi ...
. It was established in 1795 at the direction of the
National Convention. Located on the Quai de Conti in the
6th arrondissement of Paris, the institute manages approximately 1,000 foundations, as well as
museums and
châteaux open for visit. It also awards prizes and subsidies, which amounted to a total of over €27 million per year in 2017. Most of these prizes are awarded by the institute on the recommendation of the .
History
The building was originally constructed as the
Collège des Quatre-Nations by
Cardinal Mazarin, as a school for students from new provinces attached to France under
Louis XIV
, house = Bourbon
, father = Louis XIII
, mother = Anne of Austria
, birth_date =
, birth_place = Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
, death_date =
, death_place = Palace of Ve ...
. The inscription over the façade reads "JUL. MAZARIN S.R.E. CARD BASILICAM ET GYMNAS F.C.A M.D.C.LXI", attesting that Mazarin ordered its construction in 1661.
The Institut de France was established on 25 October 1795, by the
National Convention.
On 1 January 2018,
Xavier Darcos took office as the Institut de France's chancellor. Elected in 2017 to succeed
Gabriel de Broglie
Gabriel-Marie-Joseph-Anselme de Broglie-Revel (born 21 April 1931) is a French historian and politician.
Broglie-Revel was elected to the Académie française in 2001, replacing Alain Peyrefitte. He is a Knight Commander of the Légion d'honneur. ...
, he was reelected in 2020. The chancellor acts as the institute's secretary general, whilst the organisation itself is placed under the protection of the
president of the republic.
Académies
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Académie Française
An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary education, secondary or tertiary education, tertiary higher education, higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membershi ...
(French Academy, concerning the French language) – initiated in 1635, suppressed in 1793, and restored in 1803 as a division of the institute.
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Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres (Academy of Humanities) – initiated 1663.
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Académie des sciences (Academy of Sciences) – initiated 1666.
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Académie des Beaux-Arts (Academy of Fine Arts) – created 1816 as the merger of:
** The
Académie de peinture et de sculpture (Academy of Painting and Sculpture, initiated 1648);
** The
Académie de musique
The Paris Opera (, ) is the primary opera and ballet company of France. It was founded in 1669 by Louis XIV as the , and shortly thereafter was placed under the leadership of Jean-Baptiste Lully and officially renamed the , but continued to be k ...
(Academy of Music, initiated 1669) and;
** The
Académie d'architecture
The Académie d'Architecture () is a French learned society whose purpose is the recognition of architectural quality. Founded in 1840 as the Société Centrale des Architectes (; en, "Central Society of Architects"), the society was renamed A ...
(Academy of Architecture, initiated 1671).
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Académie des sciences morales et politiques (Academy of Moral and Political Sciences) – initiated 1795, suppressed 1803, reestablished 1832.
Influence
The
Royal Society of Canada
The Royal Society of Canada (RSC; french: Société royale du Canada, SRC), also known as the Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada (French: ''Académies des arts, des lettres et des sciences du Canada''), is the senior national, bil ...
, initiated in 1882, was modeled after the Institut de France and the
Royal Society of London.
The
Lebanese Academy of Sciences, known officially by its French name "Académie des Sciences du Liban" (ASL), is broadly fashioned after the French Academy of Sciences, with which it continues to develop joint programmes.
See also
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Collège des Quatre-Nations
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National academy
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List of museums in Paris
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List of honorary societies
References
External links
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Notes on the Institut de France from the Scholarly Societies project
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