Society of Sciences, Arts and Letters of Hainaut
{{Short description|Learned society for Belgian intellectuals}}
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The Society of Sciences, Arts and Letters of Hainaut ({{langx|fr|Société des sciences, des arts et des lettres du Hainaut}})Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. (1883). United States: Smithsonian Institution. was a learned society for Belgian intellectuals in the 1830s. It was established to advance intellectual pursuits within the province of Hainaut.Jacob, M. C. (2014). The First Knowledge Economy: Human Capital and the European Economy, 1750–1850. United States: Cambridge University Press.
History
The Society of Sciences, Arts and Letters of Hainaut was founded on 14 March 1833 in Mons, Hainaut Province in Belgium.Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters. (1882). United States: Acad..
In the early 1840s, the society's leadership included Nicolas Defuisseaux as president, Camille Wins and Camille Joseph Castiaux as vice presidents, Adolphe Mathieu as General Secretary, and Augustin Lacroix as Librarian and Archivist. On April 17, 1843, the society's tenth anniversary was celebrated with a public session that attracted members, foreign scholars, and a large, select audience.Mémoires et publications de la Société des sciences, des arts et des lettres du Hainaut. (1843). Belgium: Maison Léon Lasseau.
Publication
In 1840, the first volume of the society's journal Mémoires et publications de la Société des sciences, des arts et des lettres du Hainaut was released.Van der Steur, A. (n.d.). Printed publication: 1867-74 - Sciences, Mémoires et publications de la Société des sciences, des arts et des lettres du Hainaut, Mons: Imprimerie Dequesne-Masquillier, 1867-1874, 8 vols. Retrieved September 11, 2024, from https://arinevandersteur.nl/product/printed-publication-1867-74-sciences-memoires-et-publications-de-la-societe-des-sciences-des-arts-et-des-lettres-du-hainaut-mons-imprimerie-dequesne-masquillier-1867-1874-8-vols/ By 1842–1843, it was published in Mons by Belgian printer Emmanuel Hoyois.
In 1877, the publication of the society was featured in the library of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. (1877). United States: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. In 1878, the Library of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, And Letters held the memoirs published throughout the 1870s.Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters. (1878). United States: Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters.
As early as January 1878, the society was a Foreign Correspondent of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C.