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French Academy
French Academy ( L'Académie française ), learned society of France. It is one of the five societies of the Institut de France .
Development
The origins of the academy were in a coterie of literary men who met informally in Paris in the early 1630s to discuss rhetoric and cr...
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National Academy of Sciences
National Academy of Sciences with headquarters in Washington, D.C., a private organization of leading American scientists and engineers devoted to the furtherance of science and its use for the general welfare. The Academy was founded in 1863; there are presently about 2,000 members. Members are el...
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United States Military Academy
United States Military Academy at West Point , N.Y.; for training young men and women to be officers in the U.S. army; founded and opened in 1802. The original act provided that the Corps of Engineers stationed at West Point should constitute a military academy, but the growing threat of war with ...
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United States Naval Academy
United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md.; for training young men and women to be officers of the U.S. navy or marine corps. George Bancroft , Secretary of the Navy, founded and opened (1845) it as the Naval School at Annapolis. In 1850-51 the school was reorganized under the present title. Du...
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American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters
American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters honorary academy of notable American artists, writers, and composers. The National Institute of Arts and Letters, founded in 1898, served as the parent body for the American Academy of Arts and Letters, founded in 1904, until the two were amalgamat...
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United States Coast Guard Academy
United States Coast Guard Academy at New London, Conn.; for training young men and women to be officers of the U.S. Coast Guard; established 1876, opened 1877 as United States Revenue Cutter Service School of Instruction, took its present name in 1915. The academy, differing from the other federal ...
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Royal Academy of Arts
Royal Academy of Arts London, the national academy of art of England, founded in 1768 by George III at the instigation of Sir William Chambers and Benjamin West. Sir Joshua Reynolds was the Academy's first president, holding the office until his death in 1792. His Discourses defined the scope...
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learned and literary societies
learned and literary societies associations of individuals with a common professional interest, intended to promote learning. Many societies publish the proceedings of their meetings as well as journals, reports, and outstanding investigations by their members. They often award prizes, encourage or...
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Rosalba Carriera
Rosalba Carriera , 1675-1757, Italian portrait and miniature painter, one of the greatest of her day. At 24 she had achieved a reputation throughout Italy and abroad for her miniatures and crayon portraits. In 1705 she was elected to the Academy of St. Luke (Rome), the Academy of Bologna, and the Fl...
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Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee University at Lexington, Va.; coeducational; founded and opened 1749 as Augusta Academy. It was called Liberty Hall in 1776; became Liberty Hall Academy (a college) in 1782, Washington Academy (following a gift from George Washington) in 1798, Washington College in 1813; and assu...
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