Royal Society of New Zealand

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The Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi (RSNZ) is a national academy of sciences with the mission to promote science and technology in educational institutions, as well as in industry and society through publications , lectures , advice and awards for excellence in New Zealand support.

The Royal Society of New Zealand is a learned society modeled on the British Royal Society based in Wellington . It is a federation of around 60 scientific and technological societies, currently has over 1200 members, 330 elected scientific members and 10 regional representations. Taken together, it is assumed that almost 20,000 scientists , engineers and technicians exchange information and experience under the umbrella of the company and make their knowledge available to interested parties.

history

The origins go back to the year 1867, with a differentiated view perhaps even to the year 1851. ( see below )

On October 10, 1867, the General Assembly of New Zealand ordered an institute to be established which firstly was to carry out geological investigations in the New Zealand colony and secondly to organize and operate a public library, a public museum and a laboratory in the city of Wellington. In addition, the task was to promote scientific studies in art , literature and philosophy . With The New Zealand Institute Act, 1867 , The New Zealand Institute was finally founded, which was definitely the forerunner of the Royal Society of New Zealand .

The law authorized u. a. to appoint the then governor George Edward Gray (1812–1898) people and to commission them directly with geological surveys in the country. The Scottish geologist and researcher James Hector (1834–1907) was entrusted with the management of the institute. In 1903, after his retirement, he became president of the institute from 1905 to 1907, and for his services to science and the development of the Institute was knighted . An annual award, the Hector Memorial Medal , commemorates this man. After his death in 1908 the New Zealand Institute Act, 1908 deleted "The" from the institute name.

On December 6, 1933, the New Zealand Institute was reorganized with the Royal Society of New Zealand Act, 1933 and, with the permission of the British Crown, by King George V as an independent organization, albeit with the participation of the Minister of Science and Industrial Research Management body, continued under its current name.

2. Point of view

As early as July 2, 1851, a society was founded in Wellington, which was similar in goals but ahead of The New Zealand Institute . It was the New Zealand Society that began to think about researching, documenting and promoting the culture, nature and resources of New Zealand scientifically for the benefit of the country. Also present in the 50-member founding meeting was Governor George Edward Gray, who was also given the presidency. After Gray took over the governorship of Cape Colony , today's South Africa , in 1854 , this society became quiet. It could not really be revived even after Grey's return in 1862. On April 7, 1868, after some previous meetings, the New Zealand Society was finally renamed the Wellington Philosophical Society and continued as a branch of The New Zealand Institute .

annotation

  • The institute is purely a representation of the interests of well-known New Zealand and foreign companies that claim to contribute as a so-called think tank to a better and more successful New Zealand from their point of view. This institute has nothing to do with the Royal Society of New Zealand , its history or its affiliated institutes and societies.

Previous names are New Zealand Institute and Royal Society of New Zealand .

literature

Web links

Commons : Royal Society of New Zealand  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://royalsociety.org.nz/who-we-are/our-history/
  2. ^ The New Zealand Institute Act, 1867 - National Library of New Zealand
  3. ^ New Zealand Institute Act, 1908 - National Library of New Zealand
  4. ^ Royal Society of New Zealand Act, 1933 - National Library of New Zealand
  5. ^ History of the New Zealand Society, 1851-1868 A Wellington Scientific Centenary. P. 361. National Library of New Zealand
  6. ^ History of the New Zealand Society, 1851-1868 A Wellington Scientific Centenary. P. 362. National Library of New Zealand