Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Abbreviation | BBAW |
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Formation |
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Legal status | treaty |
Headquarters | Jägerstrasse 22/23 D-10117 Berlin, Germany |
Coordinates | 52°30′50″N 13°23′39″E / 52.51389°N 13.39417°E |
Official language | German |
President | Christoph Markschies |
Vice-Presidents |
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Main organ | Board of Directors |
Parent organization | German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina |
Staff | 450 |
Website | www |
The Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (German: Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften), abbreviated BBAW, is the official academic society for the natural sciences and humanities for the German states of Berlin and Brandenburg. Housed in three locations in and around Berlin, Germany, the BBAW is the largest non-university humanities research institute in the region.[1]
The BBAW was constituted in 1992 by formal treaty between the governments of Berlin and Brandenburg on the basis of several older academies, including the historic
The BBAW operates several subsidiary research centers. Projects include compiling large dictionaries; editing texts from ancient, medieval, and modern history; and editing the
History
Society of Sciences (1700–52)
The roots of the BBAW can be traced to the Society of Sciences of the Elector of Brandenburg (German: Kurfürstlich Brandenburgische Sozietät der Wissenschaften), founded in 1700 by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz under the patronage of Frederick I of Prussia. The institution was created on the principle of uniting the natural sciences and the humanities, making it a prototype for other academies across Europe.[2] The rise of the field of physics can be genealogically traced to this period of the Academy,[7] as well as modern European mathematics.[8]
Royal Academy (1752–1918)
Under
Prussian Academy (1918–33)
With the collapse of the German monarchy in 1918, the Royal Academy was renamed the
Nazi Germany (1933–45)
During the
Modern history (1946–present)
After
Research
Research projects
The academy sponsors a variety of interdisciplinary, long-term and externally funded projects. These include large German and foreign-language dictionaries; historical-critical publications of ancient, medieval, and modern texts; and editing and interpreting the
- Alexander von Humboldt Research Project (German: Alexander-von-Humboldt-Forschung): a research initiative is focused on Alexander von Humboldt's correspondence and diaries written during his famous journey to America (1799–1804).
- Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum[14]
- The
- The
- The Goethe Dictionary (headwords[17]
- Inscriptiones Graecae: collects and edits all of Europe's ancient Greek inscriptions[18]
- The Complete Works of Marx and Engels (German: Marx-Engels-Gesamtausgabe)
- Monumenta Germaniae Historica: publishes source materials for the constitutional history of the Holy Roman Empire from the 14th century[19]
- Schleiermacher: Critical Edition of the Complete Works (German: Schleiermacher: Kritische Gesamtausgabe): The official edition of Friedrich Schleiermacher's correspondence has been edited by the BBAW since 1979
Research centers
The Academy has established a number of research centres over time, including centres for basic research, language and history. Each seeks to pool expertise from various fields with the goal of improving cooperation between university and non-university institutions and stimulating regional and international research innovation. In 2012 the BBAW operated three such centers:[20]
- Zentrum Grundlagenforschung Alte Welt: a centre for research of primary sources of the ancient world[21]
- Zentrum "Preußen-Berlin": The "Prussia-Berlin" Research Centre, an amalgamation of projects on the history and culture Prussia and Berlin
- Zentrum Sprache: The Language Research Centre
Facilities and funding
The BBAW operates at three locations in and around Berlin:[1]
- Headquarters
Jägerstrasse 22/23
10117 Berlin - Former Prussian Academy of Sciences building
Unter den Linden 8
10117 Berlin - New building
Am Neuen Markt 8
14467 Potsdam
Funding for the Academy comes primarily from the states of Berlin and Brandenburg, with a significant portion of its research supported by the federal and state governments of Germany.[2]
Salon Sophie Charlotte
The Salon Sophie Charlotte is a public evening event organized by the BBAW bringing together leading academics and the general public. Being selected as an academic panelist or speaker is considered highly prestigious. The number of visitors increased over the years to up to 3000 visitors (2017) including academics, public intellectuals and politicians such as Chancellor Angela Merkel.[22]
Eponym of the salon is Sophia Charlotte of Hanover (1668–1705), Queen consort in Prussia as wife of King Frederick I., who initiated, together with Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, the founding of the scientific academy in Berlin in 1700. On her estate Lietzow (Charlottenburg) near Berlin maintained Sophie Charlotte, who had a great passion for philosophy, free-spirited salons, which formed a counter-world to strict Prussia etiquette as a social meeting place for discussions, readings or musical events.
The event takes place in BBAW's academy building at Berlin's Gendarmenmarkt. Every year it is organized with a different thematic focus.
- 2006: Kick-off (Auftaktveranstaltung)
- 2007: Europe in the Middle East – The Middle East in Europe (Europa im Nahen Osten – Der Nahe Osten in Europa)
- 2008: Do you know Prussia – really? (Kennen Sie Preußen – wirklich?)
- 2009: The evolution welcomes your children (Die Evolution empfängt Ihre Kinder)
- 2010: Escape from the amazement? (Flucht vor dem Staunen?)
- 2011: Reciprocity. Patrons and donors of the sciences and the arts (Gegenliebe. Gönner und Geber der Wissenschaften und der Künste)
- 2012: Artifacts. Knowledge is art – art is knowledge (Artefakte. Wissen ist Kunst – Kunst ist Wissen)
- 2013: The science and the love (Die Wissenschaft und die Liebe)
- 2014: Europe – a place of the future (Europa – ein Zukunftsort)
- 2015: Put in the light (Ins Licht gerückt)
- 2016: Do we live in the best of all possible worlds? (Leben wir in der besten aller möglichen Welten?)
- 2017: Rebellions, revolutions or reforms? (Rebellionen, Revolutionen oder Reformen?)
- 2018: Language (Sprache)[23]
Medals, prizes and lectures
The Academy bestows a number of scientific medals and awards and is host to prestigious lectures:[24]
Medals
- Helmholtz Medal: Awarded biennially to individuals who have made significant academic contributions to the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, or medicine. It was first awarded on 2 June 1892 to the physiologist Karl Weierstraß.[25]
- Leibniz Medal: Awarded to individuals or groups for special services in support of scientific research. It was first awarded to the Berlin art collector James Simon, patron of archeological excavations and museums.[25]
Prizes
- Academy Prize: An annual prize awarded for outstanding scientific achievement in any disciplinary field. It is awarded at the Academy's Leibniz Day celebration in the summer and includes 50,000 Euros.
- Prize of the Academy (endowed by the Commerzbank Foundation): Awarded biennially for outstanding scientific achievement in the area of research in legal and economic principles. It includes 30,000 Euros is conferred at a joint ceremonial session of the Academy and the Commerzbank Foundation.
- Eva and Klaus Grohe Prize of the Academy: Awarded biennially for outstanding scientific achievement by German scientists with a doctorate in the area of infectious diseases. The prize includes 20,000 Euros and is conferred at the Academy's annual Einstein Day celebration.
- Prize of the Academy (endowed by the Monika Kutzner Foundation): Awarded annually for outstanding scientific achievement in the area of cancer research. It includes 10,000 Euros and is conferred at the Academy's annual Einstein Day celebration.
- Prize of the Academy (endowed by the Peregrinus Foundation): Awarded biennially for outstanding achievements by scholars from eastern and southeastern Europe. It includes 5,100 Euros and is conferred at the Academy's annual Einstein Day celebration.
- Technical Scientific Prize: Awarded for outstanding achievement in the engineering sciences by young engineers and scientists in research or industry. It includes 10,000 Euros and is awarded at the Academy's annual Day of Engineering.
- Walter de Gruyter-Prize: Awarded biennially for outstanding achievement in a subject area covered by the publishing house Walter de Gruyter. It includes 7,500 Euros and is preferably awarded to those who are young, relative to their achievements.
- Liselotte Richter-Prize of the Leibniz-Edition Potsdam: Awarded biennially to senior school students in the province of Brandenburg and includes 1,000 Euros.
Lectures
- Paul B. Baltes Lecture: Each year a leading international scientist is selected by the Academy to present a lecture which commemorates Paul Baltes` achievements in psychological research and his contributions to psychology. The lecture series is hosted by the Free University of Berlin, the Humboldt University of Berlin, the Technical University of Berlin and the University of Potsdam in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, and is supported by the Margret M. and Paul B. Baltes Foundation.
Publications
The Academy's Proceedings have been variously titled throughout history:[10]
Digitized Abhandlungen issues | |||||||||
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1804 | 1805 | 1806 | 1807 | 1808 | 1809 | ||||
1810 | 1811 | 1812 | 1813 | 1814 | 1815 | 1816 | 1817 | 1818 | 1819 |
1820 | 1821 | 1822 | 1823 | 1824 | 1825 | 1826 | 1827 | 1828 | 1829 |
1830 | 1831 | 1832 I II III IV |
1833 | 1834 | 1835 | 1836 | 1837 | 1838 | 1839 |
1840 | 1841 | 1842 | 1843 | 1844 | 1845 | 1846 | 1847 | 1848 | 1849 |
1850 | 1851 | 1852 | 1853 | 1854 | 1855 | 1856 | 1857 | 1858 | 1859 |
1860 | 1861 | 1862 | 1863 | 1864 | 1865 | 1866 | 1867 | 1868 | 1869 I II |
1870 | 1871 | 1872 | 1873 | 1874 | 1875 | 1876 | 1877 | 1878 | 1879 |
1880 | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 |
1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899/1900 |
1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 H M |
1909 H M | |
1910 H M |
1911 H M |
1912 H M |
1913 H M |
1914 H M |
1915 H M |
1916 H M |
1917 H M |
1918 H M |
1919 H M |
1920 H M |
1921 H M |
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Legend: | |||||||||
H | philosophisch-historische Klasse | ||||||||
M | physikalisch-mathematische Klasse | ||||||||
1804-1900 | Abhandlungen der königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin | ||||||||
1901-1917 | Abhandlungen der königlich-preußischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin | ||||||||
1918- | Abhandlungen der preußischen Akademie der Wissenschaften |
- Miscellanea Berolinensia (1710–43)
- Histoire de l'académie royale des sciences et belles lettres (1745–69)
- Nouveaux mémoires de l'académie royal (1770–86)
- Sammlung der deutschen Abhandlungen (1788–1803)
- Abhandlungen der Königlich Preußischen Akademie (1804–1917)
Today the BBAW's publications appear in a wide variety of established journals, as well as its own publications such as Jahrbuch, Berichte und Abhandlungen, Debatten and the journal Gegenworte.[26]
See also
References
- ^ a b BBAW Introduction (in English) retrieved 06-21-2012.
- ^ a b c History of the BBAW at the Union of German Academies of Sciences and Humanities Archived 2013-06-27 at the Wayback Machine (in English) at www.akademienunion.de, retrieved 06-21-2012.
- ^ BBAW Membership Roster Archived 14 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine (in English) retrieved 06-22-2012.
- ^ Goethe Institute profile of the BBWA (in English) retrieved 06-21-2012.
- ^ berlin-sciences.com profile of the BBAW, retrieved 06-21-2012.
- ^ a b BBAW Projects Archived 30 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine (in English) retrieved 06-21-2012.
- ISBN 9780195369090p. 35
- ISBN 9783540424994. p. 1 online summary
- S2CID 144502234.
- ^ ISBN 0-231-10129-5.
- ^ a b c BBAW History Archived 2019-05-14 at the Wayback Machine (in English) retrieved 06-21-2012.
- ^ ISBN 9780465011889. Ch. 4
- ISBN 0-8176-5312-0. Appendix F
- ^ "Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum". Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ Altägyptisches Wörterbuch (in German) retrieved 06-21-2012.
- ISBN 978-0-82-644473-8
- ^ "Goethe-Wörterbuch (The Goethe Dictionary)". Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ "Inscriptiones Graecae". Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ "Monumenta Germaniae Historica". Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- ^ BBAW Research Centers (in English) retrieved 06-21-2012.
- ^ Center for Research of the Ancient World (in German) retrieved 06-21-2012.
- ^ About the Salon Sophie Charlotte in Der Tagesspiegel
- ^ Salon Sophie Charlotte at BBAW
- ^ Union of the German Academies of Sciences and Humanities Archived January 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine list of BBWA prizes (in English) retrieved 06-21-2012.
- ^ a b "Medals – Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities". www.bbaw.de. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ BBAW Publications current listing (in English) retrieved 06-21-2012.