The Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities (Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften) is an independent public institution, located in Munich. It appoints scholars whose research has contributed considerably to the increase of knowledge within their subject. The general goal of the academy is the promotion of interdisciplinary encounters, contacts and cooperation of representatives of different subjects. Munich: Frauenkirche and Town Hall steeple Munich (German: München (pronounced listen) is the state capital of the German Bundesland of Bavaria. ...

History

The Academy was founded in 1759 by Elector Maximilian III Joseph of Bavaria. The foundation was initiated by Councillor Johann Georg Lori (1723-1787), the founder of the "Bavarian Learned Society" (Bayerische Gelehrten Gesellschaft). Originally, the Academy consisted of two Classen, the Historical Class and the Philosophical Class, which included mathematics and physics. 1759 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria (28 March 1727-30 December 1777) was the eldest son of Emperor Karl VII. Upon his fathers death in 1745, he inherited a country in the process of being invaded by Austrian armies (see War of the Austrian Succession), and quickly abandoned his... Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Mathematics Wikiquote has a collection of quotations by or about: Mathematics Look up Mathematics in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Mathematics Bogomolny, Alexander: Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles. ... The willingness to question previously held truths and search for new answers resulted in a period of major scientific advancements, now known as the Scientific Revolution. ...

Members

The number of ordinary members is limited to 45, of corresponding members to 80 in each class. Since members over the age of 70 are not counted, the number of ordinary members amounts to approximately 120.

During the course of its history, the ackademy has had numerous famous members including Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the Grimm brethren, Theodor Mommsen, Alexander and Wilhelm von Humboldt, Kurt Sethe, Max Planck, Otto Hahn, Albert Einstein, Max Weber, Werner Heisenberg and Adolf Butenandt. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (pronounced [gø tə]) (August 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832) was a German writer, politician, humanist, scientist, and philosopher. ... Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm The Brothers Grimm (Brüder Grimm) are Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm. ... Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen (30 November 1817 - 1 November 1903) was a German classical scholar and historian, generally regarded as the greatest classicist of the 19th century. ... Friedrich Heinrich Alexander, Baron von Humboldt, ( September 14, 1769, Berlin– May 6, 1859, Berlin), was a German naturalist and explorer, and the younger brother of the Prussian minister, philosopher and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt. ... Wilhelm von Humboldt Karl Wilhelm von Humboldt (June 22, 1767 - April 8, 1835), government functionary, foreign diplomat, philosopher, founder of Humboldt Universität in Berlin, friend of Goethe and especially of Schiller, is especially remembered as a German linguist who introduced a knowledge of the Basque language to European intellectuals. ... Max Planck This article is about Planck, the German physicist. ... Otto Hahn (March 8, 1879 – July 28, 1968) was a German chemist. ... Albert Einstein, by Yousuf Karsh Albert Einstein (March 14, 1879 – April 18, 1955) was a German theoretical physicist who is widely regarded as the greatest scientist of the 20th century. ... Maximilian Weber (April 21, 1864 – June 14, 1920) was a German political economist and sociologist who is considered one of the founders of the modern, antipositivistic study of sociology and public administration. ... Werner Heisenberg Werner Karl Heisenberg (December 5, 1901 – February 1, 1976) was a celebrated German physicist and Nobel laureate, one of the founders of quantum mechanics. ... Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt (March 24, 1903 - January 18, 1995) was a German biochemist. ...

Presidents

First president was the chairman of the Mint and Mining Commission, Sigmund Count of Haimhausen. Further presidents included Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, Friedrich Wilhelm von Schelling, Justus von Liebig, Ignaz von Döllinger, Max von Pettenkofer and Walther Meißner. Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi (January 25, 1743 - March 10, 1819), was a German philosopher who made his mark on philosophy by coining the term nihilism and promoting it as the prime fault of Enlightenment thought and Kantianism. ... Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling (January 27, 1775 - August 20, 1854) was a German philosopher. ... Freiherr Justus von Liebig (May 12, 1803 in Darmstadt, Germany - April 18, 1873 in Munich, Germany) was a German chemist. ... Johann Joseph Ignaz von Döllinger (February 28, 1799 - January 14, 1890) was a German theologian and church historian. ... Fritz Walther Meißner (December 16, 1882, Berlin - November 16, 1974, Munich) was a German technical physicist. ...

At present, the presidency is held by Prof. Dr. Heinrich Nöth.

Commissions of the Academy

For the pursuit of long-term projects, the Academy forms Commissions. At present, 39 Commissions employ more than 300 persons.

Address

Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften
Marstallplatz 8
80539 München
Germany
Tel. +49-89-23031-1141

See also

• Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich
• Technical University of Munich
• List of universities in Germany
• Bavaria
• Leopoldina

With approximately 48,000 students, the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (German: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München or LMU) is one of the largest universities in Germany. ... Munich University of Technology, or Technical University of Munich (TUM) (German: Technische Universität München, TUM), is a major German university, located in Munich (and the towns of Garching and Weihenstephan out of Munich). ... There are 331 universities and colleges in Germany: 158 Fachhochschulen (Universities of Applied Science), 95 non-state institutions (of these 51 privately-, 44 church-operated), and 56 which only teach arts or music. ... With an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... Leopoldina is a city in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. ...

External links

• Homepage of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities