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Society of Sciences, Arts and Letters of Hainaut

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Society of Sciences, Arts and Letters of Hainaut
Formation14 March 1833
Founded atMons, Hainaut, Belgium
HeadquartersMons, Hainaut
Region served
Belgium
Official language
French
Main organ
Mémoires et publications de la Société des sciences, des arts et des lettres du Hainaut

The Society of Sciences, Arts and Letters of Hainaut (French: Société des sciences, des arts et des lettres du Hainaut)[1] was a learned society for Belgian intellectuals in the 1830s. It was established to advance intellectual pursuits within the province of Hainaut.[2]

History

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The Society of Sciences, Arts and Letters of Hainaut was founded on 14 March 1833 in Mons, Hainaut Province in Belgium.[3]

In 1840, the first volume of the society's journal Mémoires et publications de la Société des sciences, des arts et des lettres du Hainaut was released.[4] By 1842–1843, it was published in Mons by Belgian printer Emmanuel Hoyois.[5]

In the early 1840s, the society's leadership included Nicolas Defuisseaux as president, Camille Wins and Camille Joseph Castiaux as vice presidents, Adolphe Mathieu as General Secretary, and Augustin Lacroix as Librarian and Archivist. On April 17, 1843, the society's tenth anniversary was celebrated with a public session that attracted members, foreign scholars, and a large, select audience.[5]

In 1877, the publication of the society was featured in the library of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.[6] In 1878, the Library of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, And Letters held the memoirs published throughout the 1870s.[7]

As early as January 1878, the society was a Foreign Correspondent of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. (1883). United States: Smithsonian Institution.
  2. ^ Jacob, M. C. (2014). The First Knowledge Economy: Human Capital and the European Economy, 1750–1850. United States: Cambridge University Press.
  3. ^ Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters. (1882). United States: Acad..
  4. ^ Van der Steur, A. (n.d.). Printed publication: 1867-74 - Sciences, Mémoires et publications de la Société des sciences, des arts et des lettres du Hainaut, Mons: Imprimerie Dequesne-Masquillier, 1867-1874, 8 vols. Retrieved September 11, 2024, from https://arinevandersteur.nl/product/printed-publication-1867-74-sciences-memoires-et-publications-de-la-societe-des-sciences-des-arts-et-des-lettres-du-hainaut-mons-imprimerie-dequesne-masquillier-1867-1874-8-vols/
  5. ^ a b Mémoires et publications de la Société des sciences, des arts et des lettres du Hainaut. (1843). Belgium: Maison Léon Lasseau.
  6. ^ a b Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. (1877). United States: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.
  7. ^ Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters. (1878). United States: Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters.
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