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| Formation | 25 October 1795; 229 years ago (1795-10-25) |
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| Founder | National Convention |
| Type | Learned society |
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| Coordinates | 48°51′26″N2°20′13″E / 48.85722°N 2.33694°E /48.85722; 2.33694 |
Protector | Emmanuel Macron (2017–present) (asPresident of France) |
Chancellor | Xavier Darcos (2018–present) |
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| Website | institutdefrance.fr |
TheInstitut de France (French for 'Institute of France';French:[ɛ̃stitydəfʁɑ̃s]) is a Frenchlearned society, grouping fiveacadémies, including theAcadémie Française. It was established in 1795 at the direction of theNational Convention. Located on the Quai de Conti in the6th arrondissement of Paris, the institute manages approximately 1,000 foundations, as well asmuseums andchâteaux open for visit. It also awards prizes and subsidies, which amounted to a total of over €27 million per year in 2017.[1] Most of these prizes are awarded by the institute on the recommendation of theacadémies.
The building was originally constructed as theCollège des Quatre-Nations byCardinal Mazarin, as a school for students from new provinces attached to France underLouis XIV. The inscription over the façade reads "JUL. MAZARIN S.R.E. CARD BASILICAM ET GYMNAS F.C.A M.D.C.LXI", attesting that Mazarin ordered its construction in 1661.
TheInstitut de France was established on 25 October 1795, by theNational Convention.[2]
On 1 January 2018,Xavier Darcos took office as theInstitut de France's chancellor. Elected in 2017 to succeedGabriel de Broglie, he was reelected in 2020. The chancellor acts as the institute's secretary general, whilst the organisation itself is placed under the protection of thepresident of the republic.[3]
TheRoyal Society of Canada, initiated in 1882, was modeled after theInstitut de France and theRoyal Society of London.
TheLebanese Academy of Sciences, known officially by its French name "Académie des Sciences du Liban" (ASL), is broadly fashioned after the French Academy of Sciences, with which it continues to develop joint programmes.
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