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May 15, 2023
The American Philosophical Society is pleased to welcome new Members elected to the Society in 2023. Election to the American Philosophical Society honors extraordinary accomplishments...
May 15, 2023
Herman Heine Goldstine (1913-2004) was elected a Member of the American Philosophical Society in 1979 and served as Executive Officer from 1984-1997. Prior to his...
May 10, 2023
On April 29, 2023, Dr. Roger Bagnall took office as President of the American Philosophical Society. Dr. Bagnall is professor emeritus of ancient history and...
May 8, 2023
As a historian of Early America and the Native Southeast, I applied for a Short Term David Center Fellowship at the American Philosophical Society to...
May 3, 2023
Watch a presentation from Peter Dougherty, Director of the APS Press, about this new partnership. As of July 1, 2023, The American Philosophical Society (APS)...
May 1, 2023
“Portrait of Cecilia Payne Gaposchkin, Harvard University Portrait Collection, Gift of Dudley and Georgene Herschbach.” “Behind every great man stands an even greater woman,” is...
April 24, 2023
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1936 and called by some “the most prominent woman astronomer of all time.” She was...
April 17, 2023
Bust of Gouverneur Morris, 1792, by Jean Antoine Houdon The American Philosophical Society’s collection of Gouverneur Morris papers is a significant one. The opportunity to...