Fellow of the Royal Society

Also known as FRS, Fellow of the Royal Society of London, Fellowship of the Royal Society, ForMemRS, Fellow of the Royal Society, London

elected Fellow of the Royal Society in London, including Honorary, Foreign and Royal Fellows

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Awarded for: Contributions to the improvement of natural knowledge
Sponsored by: Royal Society
Date: 1663 ; 363 years ago ( 1663 )
Location: London
Country: United Kingdom
Total no fellows: Approximately 8,000 (1,743 living Fellows)

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short name: FRS
Commons category: Fellows of the Royal Society
female form of label: členka Královské společnosti

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Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted by the Fellows of the Royal Society of London to individuals who have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathematics, engineering science, and medical science".

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