Author : Joseph C. Kiger
Publisher : Greenwood
ISBN 13 : 0313276463
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (132 download)
Book Synopsis International Encyclopedia of Learned Societies and Academies by : Joseph C. Kiger
Download or read book International Encyclopedia of Learned Societies and Academies written by Joseph C. Kiger and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1993-05-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides historical sketches of the most significant national and international learned societies and academies located outside the United States. Complementing Joseph Kiger's Research Institutions and Learned Societies, which covers the United States, this volume includes profiles, arranged alphabetically, on some 100 organizations located in fifty-three countries. Each profile provides comprehensive, uniform, up-to-date information, including founding, history, purpose, activities, governance, current operations, and location of offices and archives, on the subject society. Entries conclude with sources of additional information. Appendices include chronologies, genealogies, and topical listings. The work includes a full index.