What is American Academy of Arts and Sciences?
The '''American Academy of Arts and Sciences''' is one of the oldest [[learned societies]] in the [[United States of America|United States]]. It was founded in 1780. It is dedicated to honor excellence and leadership in the arts and sciences. Membership in the academy can be done through a petition, review, and election process and has been thought to be a high honor for scholars.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amacad.org/content.aspx?d=1424|title=Academy Bylaws - American Academy of Arts & Sciences|access-date=2017-06-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602211522/http://www.amacad.org/content.aspx?d=1424|archive-date=2017-06-02|url-status=dead}}</ref> The academy was founded during the [[American Revolution]] by [[John Adams]], [[John Hancock]], [[James Bowdoin]],<ref>Kershaw, G. E. (2014). American Academy of arts and sciences. In M. Spencer (Ed.),&nbsp;''The Bloomsbury encyclopedia of the American Enlightenment''. London, UK: Bloomsbury.</ref> and other [[Founding Fathers of the United States]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.yale.edu/2004/05/04/yale-faculty-named-american-academy-arts-and-sciences |title=Yale Faculty Named to American Academy of Arts and Sciences |publisher=Yale University |date=2004-05-04}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:1780s establishments in the United States]] [[Category:Organizations based in Massachusetts]] {{US-stub}}