Société chimique de France
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| Formation | 1857 |
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| Type | Learned society |
| Headquarters | Paris |
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Official language | French |
| Website | www.societechimiquedefrance.fr |
The Société Chimique de France (SCF) is a learned society and professional association founded in 1857 to represent the interests of French chemists in a variety of ways in local, national and international contexts.[1] Until 2009 the organization was known as the Société Française de Chimie.
History
The Society traces its origins back to an organization of young Parisian chemists who began meeting in May 1857 under the name Société Chimique, with the goal of self-study and mutual education. In 1858 the established chemist Adolphe Wurtz joined the society, and immediately transformed it into a learned society modeled after the Chemical Society of London, which was the precursor of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Like its British counterpart, the French association sought to foster the communication of new ideas and facts throughout France and across international borders.[2]
Activities
Support for the Bulletin de la Société Chimique de Paris began in 1858.
In the 21st century, the society has become a member of ChemPubSoc Europe, which is an organization of 16 European chemical societies. This European consortium was established in the late 1990s as many chemical journals owned by national chemical societies were amalgamated.[3] In 2010 they started ChemistryViews.org, their news and information service for chemists and other scientists worldwide.
Prizes and awards
The society acknowledges individual achievement with prizes and awards, including:
- Louis Ancel Prize
- Raymond Berr Prize
- 1978: Jean-Marie Lehn[4]
- Lavoisier Medal of the Société Chimique de France is awarded to a person or institution in order to distinguish the work or actions which have enhanced the perceived value of chemistry in society.[5]
- 1904: James Dewar
- 1906: William Perkin[6]
- 1912: Victor Grignard[7]
- 1922: Theodore William Richards[8]
- 1935: Cyril Norman Hinshelwood[9]
- 1948: Alexander R. Todd, Baron Todd[10]
- 1949: Rudolf Signer[11]
- 1955: Karl Ziegler[12]
- 1968: Robert Burns Woodward
- 1983: Paul Weisz[13]
- 1992: M. Julia and R. Wey[5]
- 1993: W. Hess, A. Lattes, E. Maréchal, E. Papirer and L.-A. Plaquette[5]
- 1994: D.-A. Evans;[5] M.-A. de Paoli;[5] Rudolph Marcus;[14] S. Wolff[5]
- 1995: Derek Barton; R. Hoppe[5]
- 1997: Jean-Marie Lehn[4]
- 1998: Jean-Baptiste Donnet[5]
- 1999: Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh)[5]
- 2000: F. Albert Cotton[5]
- 2004: Fred McLafferty[15][5]
- 2013: Gérard Férey[5]
- 2015: Jacques Livage[5]
See also
- List of chemistry societies
- Royal Society of Chemistry, 1841[2]
- Deutsche Chemische Gesellschaft, 1867[2]
- American Chemical Society, 1876[2]
- Chemical Society of Japan, 1878[2]
Notes
- ↑ Société Chimique de France (SCF), Mission; retrieved 2011-06-08.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Lagowski, J. J. (1991). "A British Sesquicentennial," Journal of Chemical Education, Vol 68, No. 1, p. 1; acknowledging the sesquicentennial of The Chemical Society in London, which eventually became the Royal Society of Chemistry; retrieved 2011-06-08.
- ↑ ChemPubSoc Europe, mission; participating societies
- 1 2 Canal-U: "Chimie et création. Du moléculaire au supramoléculaire" — Auteurs, Jean-Marie Lehn
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 SCF, Lauréats de la médaille Lavoisier
- ↑ Colorants Industry History, William H. Perkin
- ↑ Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1912, Victor Grignard bio notes
- ↑ Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1914, Theodore Richards bio notes
- ↑ Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1956: Cyril Hinshelwood bio notes
- ↑ Janus, Papers of Lord Todd, GBR/0014/TODD
- ↑ Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF), Rudolf Signer bio notes
- ↑ Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh), Karl Ziegler bio notes
- ↑ CHF, Paul Weisz bio notes
- ↑ Caltech, Rudolph Marcus CV
- ↑ CHF, Fred McLafferty bio notes