Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Science
Formation8 May 1808; 216 years ago (1808-05-08)[1]
HeadquartersTrippenhuis[2]
Location
Coordinates52°22′17.5″N 4°53′59″E / 52.371528°N 4.89972°E / 52.371528; 4.89972
President
Marileen Dogterom
Websitewww.knaw.nl/en/ Edit this at Wikidata
Formerly called
Royal Institute of Science, Letters and Fine Arts[3]

The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (Dutch: Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, abbr. KNAW) is an organization dedicated to the advancement of science and literature in the Netherlands. The academy is housed in the Trippenhuis in Amsterdam.

In addition to various advisory and administrative functions it operates a number of research institutes and awards many prizes, including the Lorentz Medal in theoretical physics, the Dr Hendrik Muller Prize for Behavioural and Social Science and the Heineken Prizes.

  1. ^ 1808 – Signed: Louis, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved on 2013-09-20.
  2. ^ a b Contact, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved on 2013-09-20.
  3. ^ History of the Academy, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved on 2013-09-20.