The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Prussian Academy of Sciences (11 July 1700 - )
An educational academy established on 11 July 1700 by Prince-elector Frederick III of Brandenburg under the name of the Electoral Brandenburg Society of Sciences, renamed (by Frederick, now King in Prussia) the Royal Prussian Society of Sciences in 1701. This is probably the institution Petiver had in mind when he referenced the "Royal Brandenburg College of Sciences" in connection with Christian Maximilianus Spener. Other biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussian_Academy_of_Sciences Relevant locations: Residence at Berlin, GermanyRelationships: Frederick I of Prussia (11 Jul 1657-25 Feb 1713) was a benefactor of Prussian Academy of Sciences
Christian Maximilian Spener (31 Mar 1678-5 May 1714) was a member of Prussian Academy of Sciences
References in Documents:
Petiver, Gazophylacii Naturæ (1702-1706) - 8.
Dr Christian Maximilianus Spener , Physician to the
Fellow of theRoyall , as also one of the
Imperial Academy of Curious Naturalists: To this
very sensibly obliged for a Box of curiousFossils sent the last
another lately receiveda Catalogue of both , with
shall suddenly be publish’d.
Kingof
Prussia
Fellow of the
BrandenburghCollege of Sciences
Worthy Person, I am
very sensibly obliged for a Box of curious
Summer
Figuresof the most rareshall suddenly be publish’d.
Petiver, Gazophylacii Naturæ (1702-1706) 12. Lapis
ner,
both of theImperial and Brandenburgh Colleges , sent me. It
seems to be an Impression of an
cui a Natura Curiosa figura insculpta estD. Spe
ner,
Act. Phil.No 302. p. 2083. 16. This Dr
Christian
Maximilian Spener , Physician to the King of Prussia , and Fellow
Maximilian Spener
both of the
seems to be an Impression of an
Entrochusupon a sort of
Iron Stone.