American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Also known as American Academy, AAAS, American Academy of Arts & Sciences
United States honorary society and policy research center
Key facts
- Abbreviation
- The American Academy; The Academy
- Formation
- May 4, 1780 ; 246 years ago ( 1780-05-04 )
- Type
- Honorary society and independent research center
- Headquarters
- Cambridge, Massachusetts , U.S.
- Members
- 5,700+ active members
- President
- Laurie L. Patton
- Subsidiaries
- Daedalus
- Website
- www .amacad .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Revenue
- 9260936
- Official website
- www.amacad.org
- Image
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The House of the Academy, Cambridge, Massachusetts
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (The Academy) is one of the oldest learned societies in the United States. It was founded in 1780 during the American Revolution by John Adams, John Hancock, James Bowdoin, Andrew Oliver, and other Founding Fathers of the United States. It is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.