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New Dictionary of Scientific Biography
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ANIZATIONS
American Philosophical Society, 1743 Society of Architectural Historians, 1940
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1780 Association for Asian Studies, 1941
American Antiquarian Society, 1812 American Society for Aesthetics, 1942
American Oriental Society, 1842 American Association for the Advancement of
American Numismatic Society, 1858 Slavic Studies, 1948
American Philological Association, 1869 American Studies Association, 1950
Archaeological Institute of America, 1879 Metaphysical Society of America, 1950
Society of Biblical Literature, 1880 North American Conference on British Studies,
Modern Language Association of America, 1883
1950
American Historical Association, 1884
American Society parative Law, 1951
American Economic Association, 1885
Renaissance Society of America, 1954
American Folklore Society, 1888
American Society of Church History, 1888 Society for Ethnomusicology, 1955
American Dialect Society, 1889 Society for French Historical Studies, 1956
American Psychological Association, 1892 International Center of Medieval Art, 1956
Association of American Law Schools, 1900 American Society for Legal History, 1956
American Philosophical Association, 1900 American Society for Theatre Research, 1956
American Schools of Oriental Research, 1900 African Stu