Institut de France
The Institut de France (French pronunciation: [ɛ̃stity də fʁɑ̃s], French Institute) is a French learned society, grouping five académies, the most famous of which is the Académie française.
The Institute, located in Paris, manages approximately 1,000 foundations, as well as museums and châteaux open for visit. It also awards prizes and subsidies, which amounted to a total of €5,028,190.55 for 2002.[citation needed] Most of these prizes are awarded by the Institute on the recommendation of the académies.
History
The Institut de France was established on 25 October 1795.
Académies
- Académie française (French Academy, concerning the French language) - founded in 1635
- Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres (Academy of Humanities) - founded in 1663
- Académie des sciences (Academy of Sciences) - founded in 1666
- Académie des beaux-arts (Academy of Fine Arts) - created in 1816 as the merger of the
- Académie de peinture et de sculpture (Academy of Painting and Sculpture, founded 1648)
- Académie de musique (Academy of Music, founded in 1669) and
- Académie d'architecture (Academy of Architecture, founded in 1671)
- Académie des sciences morales et politiques (Academy of Moral and Political Sciences) - founded in 1795, suppressed in 1803, reestablished in 1832
Influence
The Royal Society of Canada, founded in 1882, was modeled after the Institut de France and the Royal Society of London.
See also
External links
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Coordinates: 48°51′26.07″N 2°20′12.85″E / 48.8572417°N 2.3369028°E