|
President
Shapiro Elected to American Philosophical Society
President
Judith R. Shapiro has been elected to the prestigious American
Philosophical Society, joining distinguished writers, scholars,
artists and leaders from academia, government, philanthropic,
cultural and research institutions at the oldest learned society
in the United States.
Founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1743 and based in Philadelphia,
the Society is devoted to the advancement of knowledge and
inquiry in the sciences and the humanities.
Among the 43 U.S. members elected with Shapiro to the Society's
Class of 2003 in April were Earl Powell, Director of the National
Gallery of Art; Judith S. Kaye,
Chief Judge of the State of New York, and a Barnard alumna,
Class of 1958; Rita Colwell, Director of the National Science
Foundation; Thomas Friedman, The New York Times columnist,
and historian Garry Wills. Eight foreign members were elected,
including pianist Mitsuko Uchida. [For a full list
of new APA members, visit the American Philosophical Society
web site by clicking
here.]
The Society has 868 members worldwide with 728 in the United
States. Through its history, the Society has drawn its membership
from an accomplished group that included the founders of the
United States in the 18th century; Charles Darwin, Thomas
Edison and Louis Pasteur in the 19th century and Albert Einstein,
Robert Frost and George Marshall in the 20th century. Over
200 members have received the Nobel Prize.
|
