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Secrets d histoire institut de france
The Institut de France ([ɛ̃stity də fʁɑ̃s], French Institute) is a French learned society, grouping five académies, the most famous of which is the Académie française.
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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. Most of these prizes are awarded by the Institute on the recommendation of the académies.
Institut de france
History
The Institut de France was established on 25 October 1795, by the French government.
Académies
Influence
The Royal Society of Canada, initiated 1882, was modeled after the Institut de France and the Royal Society of London. The Lebanese 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 programs.