Texas Academy of Science
Variant namesOrganized in 1892, the Texas Academy of Science at the University of Texas at Austin was originally comprised of fourteen founding scientists who were dedicated to researching and solving problems presented to them by the state. The objects of the academy were "to advance the exact and natural sciences both by research and discussion." Through its twenty-year existence two donors supported the Academy, George W. Brackenridge and Mrs. George Bruce Halsted. The Academy disbanded in 1913.
Source:
Ward-McLemore, Ethel. "Texas Academy of Science [1892-1913]." Handbook of Texas Online. Accessed March 7, 2011.
From the guide to the Texas Academy of Science, Records, 1892-1943, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)
Organized in 1892, the Texas Academy of Science at the University of Texas at Austin was originally comprised of fourteen founding scientists who were dedicated to researching and solving problems presented to them by the state.
The objects of the academy were "to advance the exact and natural sciences both by research and discussion." Through its twenty-year existence two donors supported the Academy, George W. Brackenridge and Mrs. George Bruce Halsted. The Academy disbanded in 1913.
From the description of Texas Academy of Science, Records, 1892-1943 (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 773611862
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| associatedWith | Benedict, H.Y. 1869-1937. | person |
| associatedWith | Benedict, H. Y. (Harry Yandell, 1869-1937 | person |
| associatedWith | Dumble, E.T. 1852-1927. | person |
| associatedWith | Dumble, E. T. (Edwin Theodore), 1852-1927 | person |
| associatedWith | Heiser, J. M. | person |
| associatedWith | Heiser, Joseph Mathew, Jr. | person |
| associatedWith | Nagle, James C., 1865-1927 | person |
| associatedWith | Simonds, Frederic W. (Frederic William), 1853-1941 | person |
| associatedWith | Taylor T.U. 1858-1941. | person |
| associatedWith | Taylor T. U. (Thomas Ulvan), 1858-1941 | person |
| associatedWith | Texas Academy of Science, 1892-1943 | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Texas Organization for Endangered Species | corporateBody |
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