The Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium
- The Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium
There are two Royal Academies for Science and the Arts in Belgium, corresponding to the two main languages of the country, Dutch (Flanders) and French (Wallonia). The Academies are located in the Palace of Academies in Brussels.
"L'Académie Royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique" is the older, being first so named in 1845. The Flemish "Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten" was founded in 1938 by Julius Hoste Jr.. Both societies today fall under an umbrella organisation, The Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium (RASAB), which handles the international affairs of the two regional branches of the Academy.
History
The early history of the Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium dates back to 16 December 1772, when empress Maria Theresa of Austria founded an Academy under the name Académie Impériale et Royale of the Sciences et belles Lettres de Bruxelles. The Academy was at that time not only a scientific institute, but above all also a symbol of the imperial authority in the Austrian Netherlands. The Palace of Academies was built between 1823 and 1828 in neoclassicist style according the plans of architect Charles Van der Straeten, succeeded by Tilman-François Suys.
Belgium became independent in 1830, and in 1841 the Académie Royale de Médecine de Belgique was founded. Four years later, in 1845, the original academy was renamed Académie Royale des Sciences, de Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique. The Flemish Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten was founded in 1938.
ee also
* Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (BELSPO)
* Science and technology in the Brussels-Capital Region
* Science and technology in Flanders
* Science and technology in Wallonia
* Belgian Academy Council of Applied Sciences (BACAS)
* Francqui Foundation
* National Fund for Scientific Research
* Academia Belgica
* Academia Europaea
External links
* [http://www.interacademies.net/?id=4322 RASAB]
* [http://www.kvab.be/ Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten] (KVAB)
* [http://www.cfwb.be/ L'Académie royale des Sciences, des Lettres et des Beaux-Arts de Belgique] (ARB)
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