Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
| Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |
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| Sponsored by | Royal Society of Edinburgh |
| Location | Edinburgh |
| Website | rse.org.uk/fellows |
Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland, judges to be "eminently distinguished in their subject". This society had, in itself received a royal charter in 1783, allowing for its expansion.[1]
Contents
1 Elections
2 Disciplines
2.1 A: Life Sciences
2.2 B: Physical, Engineering and Informatic Sciences
2.3 C: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
2.4 D: Business, Public Service and Public Engagement
3 Notable fellows
4 References
Elections
Around 50 new fellows are elected each year in March.[1] As of 2016[update] there are around 1,650 Fellows, including 71 Honorary Fellows and 76 Corresponding Fellows.[1][2]
Fellows are entitled to use the post-nominal letters FRSE and the Honorary Fellows the post-nominal letters HonFRSE.
Disciplines
The Fellowship is split into four broad sectors, covering the full range of physical and life sciences, arts, humanities, social sciences, education, professions, industry, business and public life.
A: Life Sciences
- A1: Biomedical and Cognitive Sciences
- A2: Clinical Sciences
- A3: Organismal and Environmental Biology
- A4: Cell and Molecular Biology
B: Physical, Engineering and Informatic Sciences
- B1: Physics and Astronomy
- B2: Earth Sciences and Chemistry
- B3: Engineering
- B4: Informatics, Mathematics and Statistics
C: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
- C1: Language, Literature and History
- C2: Philosophy, Theology and Law
- C3: History, Theory and Practice of the Creative and Performing Arts
- C4: Economics and Social Sciences
D: Business, Public Service and Public Engagement
- D1: Public Engagement and Understanding
- D2: Professional, Educational and Public Sector Leadership
- D3: Private Sector Leadership
Notable fellows
Examples of current fellows include Peter Higgs and Jocelyn Bell Burnell.[1] Previous fellows have included Melvin Calvin, Benjamin Franklin, and James Clerk Maxwell, and James Watt.[3]
A comprehensive biographical list of Fellows from 1783-2002 has been published by the Society.[4][5]
References
^ abcd Anon (2016). "Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE)". Edinburgh: royalsoced.org.uk..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Anon (2016). "RSE Fellows as at 15/03/2016" (PDF). Edinburgh: Royal Society of Edinburgh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-30.
^ O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F. (2016). "Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh". www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk. MacTutor History of Mathematics archive.
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