The Austrian Academy of Sciences ( German Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften ) is the national scientific organization of Austria .
| Austrian Academy of Sciences ( AAN ) | |
|---|---|
| original name | Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften |
| International name | Austrian Academy of Sciences |
| Former names | Kaiserliche Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien (founded May 14, 1847) |
| Year of foundation | 1921 |
| Type of | State Academy of Sciences |
| The president | Anton Zeilinger |
| Location | Vienna ,  Austria |
| Site | AAN Home Page |
In 1713, Gottfried Leibniz , inspired by the Royal Society of London and the French Academy , proposed the creation of such an organization. But only on May 14, 1847, the Imperial Academy of Sciences was opened in Vienna. In 1918 it was renamed the Academy of Sciences, and in 1947 the Austrian Academy of Sciences.
Since the mid- 1960s , it has become Austria's leading institution in the field of non-university basic research. Consists of 2 sections: mathematical and natural sciences ; philosophical and historical sciences. In addition, it includes the Institute for a comparative study of behavior named after K. Lorenza and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis . The library of the academy contains more than 100 thousand volumes.
Members of the Academy of Sciences at various times
- Gruber, Peter (b. 1941 ) - Austrian mathematician .
- Dressler, Wolfgang (b. 1939 ) - Austrian linguist .
- Perutz, Max Ferdinand ( 1914 - 2002 ) - English biochemist .
- Radon, Johann ( 1887 - 1956 ) - Austrian mathematician.
- Redtenbacher, Josef ( 1810 - 1870 ) - Austrian chemist and botanist.
- Richter, Edward ( 1847 - 1905 ) - Austrian geographer , historian , glaciologist .
- Troger, Hans ( 1943 - 2010 ) - Austrian mathematician and mechanic .
- Ulig, Victor ( 1857 - 1911 ) - Austrian geologist and paleontologist .
- Franz I ( 1853 - 1938 ) - 13th prince of Liechtenstein , Austrian and Liechtenstein historian.
- Zingerle, Pius ( 1801 - 1881 ) - Austrian orientalist and Catholic theologian.
- Stahel, Helmut (b. 1942 ) - Austrian mathematician.
- Eliade, Mircea ( 1907 - 1986 ) - Romanian writer, historian of religions and researcher of mythology.
- Boehm-Bawerk, Eugen von - Austrian economist, president of the academy since 1911.
- Zeilinger, Anton (born 1945 ) - Austrian physicist, president of the Austrian Academy of Sciences since 2013.
See also
- Science in Austria
Links
- The official website of the Academy (German )