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Académie des Sciences, Belles-Lettres et Arts d'Amiens

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Académie des Sciences, Belles-Lettres et Arts d'Amiens =
Academy of Sciences, Humanities and Arts of Amiens
Founding of the Society
Year
Authority / Notes
1750
According to the CTHS - Sociétés Savantes database, this Academy was founded in 1750.

It is possible to establish the name of this Academy in 1750 as Académie des Sciences, Belles-Lettres et Arts d'Amiens by referring to the record in the Bibliot. Nat. France cat. for the following title described as Acte royal. 1750-06-00: Lettres patentes et règlemens de l'Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts d'Amiens, avec la liste des académiciens (Amiens : Vve Godart, 1751). It had this name until at least 1784, because of the record in the Bibliot. Nat. France cat. for the following title: Discours prononcé dans la grand'salle de l'Hôtel-de-ville, à la séance publique de l'Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts d'Amiens, le 25 août 1784, par M. le président Rolland (published 1788).

According to CTHS - Sociétés Savantes database, this Academy was named the Société Libre d'Agriculture du département de la Somme during An XI in the revolutionary calendar (1802?).

It is possible to establish the name of this Academy in 1803 (15 Germinal An XII) as the Académie des Sciences, Arts, Agriculture et Belles-lettres d'Amiens by referring to the record in the Bibliot. Nat. France cat. for the following title Séance Publique de l'Académie des Sciences, Arts, Agriculture et Belles-lettres d'Amiens, le 15 Germinal An XII.

It is possible to establish the name of this Academy in 1807 as the Académie des Sciences, Agriculture, Commerce, Belles-lettres et Arts du département de la Somme by referring to the record in the Bibliot. Nat. France cat. for the following title: Mémoire qui a remporté le prix de l'Académie des Sciences, Agriculture, Commerce, Belles-lettres et Arts du département de la Somme, le 16 août 1807, sur la question suivante... : ?Quelle est l'origine de la langue picarde ? (by L.-A.-J. Grégoire d'Essigny, pub. in 1811). It had this name until at least 1855, because of the record in the Bibliot. Nat. France cat. for the following title: Académie des Sciences, Agriculture, Commerce, Belles-lettres et Arts... de la Somme. Éloge de M. Auguste Machart (pub. in 1855).

NOTE: It appears that this Academy was preceded in the years 1746 to 1750 by another society, the Société Littéraire d'Amiens. Interestingly, the entry in Chronologie [a chronology of French scholarly societies at Gallica] on the Académie d'Amiens gives its founding date as 1746, as opposed to 1750, which was the founding year listed at the CTHS site. The following may shed some light on the situation: Histoire de la Société littéraire d'Amiens de 1746 à 1750. (in Tome XLVIII [48], Année 1901 of the Mémoires de l'Académie des Sciences, des Lettres et des Arts d'Amiens. Perhaps the continuation of the RSLC might supply the pagination for this article (unfortunately we don't know the name of the author).

Seat of the Society
City
Authority / Notes
Amiens
France
This location is supported by the name of the Academy.
Name of the Society
Dates
Name
Authority
1746? - 1750? Société Littéraire d'Amiens ????
1750 - 1788? Académie des Sciences, Belles-Lettres et Arts d'Amiens Its publications.
1802? Société Libre d'Agriculture du département de la Somme CTHS - Sociétés Savantes database.
1803? Académie des Sciences, Arts, Agriculture et Belles-lettres d'Amiens Its publications.
1807? - 1857 Académie des Sciences, Agriculture, Commerce, Belles-lettres et Arts du département de la Somme Its publications.
1858 - 1869? Académie des Sciences, Belles-lettres, Arts, Agriculture et Commerce du département de la Somme Its publications.
1872? - 1873 Académie des Sciences, Belles-lettres et Arts d'Amiens Its publications.
1874 - Académie des Sciences, des Lettres et des Arts d'Amiens Its publications.
No website found as of 2004, January 28.
Journals of the Society
Years
Full Journal Title
Abbrev.
Indexed
1835 - 1857
(vol.1 - 10);
 
A
Mémoires de l'Académie des Sciences, Agriculture, Commerce, Belles-lettres et Arts du département de la Somme
The record in the Univ. Calif. cat. gives the years as 1835 - 1857. RSLC, v.1, p.xv gives the years as 1835 - 1858.
Continued by B.
[Univ. Calif. cat.]
Amiens, Mém. Acad. Sci.
[RSLC, v.1, p.xv]
RSLC
1858/1860 - 1869
(2. sér., vol.1 - 7)
 
B
Mémoires de l'Académie des Sciences, Belles-lettres, Arts, Agriculture et Commerce du département de la Somme
The record in the Univ. Calif. cat. gives the years as 1858 - 1869. RSLC, v.12, p.viii gives the years as 1858/1860 - 1869, and identifies the volumes as Second Series vol.1 - 7.
Continues A. Continued by C.
[Univ. Calif. cat.]
Amiens, Ac. Mém.
[RSLC, v.12, p.viii]
RSLC
1872 - 1873
(2. sér., vol.8 - 10)
 
C
Mémoires de l'Académie des Sciences, Belles-lettres et Arts d'Amiens
The record in the Univ. Calif. cat. indicates that this run from 1872 to 1873 had this name, but that it changed in 1874; RSLC, v.12, p.viii does not indicate a name change for the period from 1874 to 1884.
Continues B. Continued by D.
[Univ. Calif. cat.]
Amiens, Ac. Mém.
[RSLC, v.12, p.viii]
RSLC
1874 -
(3. sér. vol.1- )
 
D
Mémoires de l'Académie des Sciences, des Lettres et des Arts d'Amiens
The record in Univ. Calif. cat. gives this title for the run for 1874 onward. RSLC, v.12, p.viii gives the volume number for the run beginning 1874, but gives the title as that for the 1872 - 1873 run.
Continues C.
[Univ. Calif. cat.]
Amiens Ac. Mém.
[RSLC, v.13, p.xi]
RSLC

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