Honorary Member of the Imperial Academy of Sciences Duke Maximilian of Leuchtenberg

In the first half of the 19th century, the Imperial St.-Petersburg Academy of Sciences used to elect the people remote from science as its honorary members: viz. statesmen and military leaders, noblemen and senior officials, members of the Imperial family, etc. As a result, that highest rank became small change in the Imperial policy not an award of the Academy to recognize one’s achievements in science. There were honoured Kings Frederick William III and IV of Prussia, King Christian VIII of Denmark, King Oscar I of Sweden and Norway, Emperor Nicholas I of Russia, his brother and sons; e.g., Grand Duke Alexander Nikolaevich of Russia was elected honorary member when he was eight. Most of them didn’t have any bearing on science at all. The election of Maximilian of Leuchtenberg as an honorary member of the Academy of Sciences seemed to be the exception to the rule. His keen interest in scientific experiments, intellectual curiosity and great talent for management favoured the research into electrochemistry and the practical use of galvanic technologies as well.

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Maximilian of Leuchtenberg, Imperial St.Petersburg Academy of Sciences, honorary member of the Academy, electrochemistry, electrotyping, galvanography

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18.10.2018

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GOST	Gruzdeva E. Honorary Member of the Imperial Academy of Sciences Duke Maximilian of Leuchtenberg // Priroda – 2018. – Issue №10 C. 85-92 [Electronic resource]. URL: http://ras.jes.su/priroda/s207987840000698-6-1-en (circulation date: 05.11.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S0032874X0001456-0
MLA	Gruzdeva, Elena "Honorary Member of the Imperial Academy of Sciences Duke Maximilian of Leuchtenberg." Priroda 10 (2018):85-92. DOI: 10.31857/S0032874X0001456-0
APA	Gruzdeva E. (2018). Honorary Member of the Imperial Academy of Sciences Duke Maximilian of Leuchtenberg. Priroda (10), pp.85-92 DOI: 10.31857/S0032874X0001456-0

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