Estonian Academy of Sciences

Estonian Academy of Sciences
Eesti Teaduste Akadeemia
Formation28 January 1938; 86 years ago (1938-01-28)
HeadquartersTallinn, Estonia
Coordinates59°26′12″N 24°44′28″E / 59.436736°N 24.741121°E / 59.436736; 24.741121
President
Tarmo Soomere
Websitewww.akadeemia.ee
Map
Ungern-Sternberg palace on Toompea, nowadays the main building of Estonian Academy of Sciences (Kohtu Street 6, built 1865–1868, architect Martin Gropius)

Founded in 1938, the Estonian Academy of Sciences (Estonian: Eesti Teaduste Akadeemia, Latin: Academia Scientiarum Estoniae) is Estonia's national academy of science in Tallinn. As with other national academies, it is an independent group of well-known scientists whose stated aim is to promote research and development, encourage international scientific cooperation, and disseminate knowledge to the public.[1][2] As of March 2017, it had 77 full members and 20 foreign members.[3] Since 15 October 2014, the president of the Academy is the mathematician Tarmo Soomere.[4]

  1. ^ Academy, web page at the Estonian Academy of Sciences. Accessed on line September 12, 2007.
  2. ^ Estonian Academy of Sciences Archived 2007-09-17 at the Wayback Machine, web page at the Union of European Academies for Science Applied to Agriculture, Food, and Nature. Accessed on line September 12, 2007.
  3. ^ Membership, web page at the Estonian Academy of Sciences. Accessed on line April 9, 2017.
  4. ^ Facts of history, web page at the Estonian Academy of Sciences. Accessed on line April 9, 2017.