Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (Y)

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The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (Dutch: Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, abbreviated: KNAW) is an organization dedicated to the advancement of science and literature in the Netherlands. The academy is housed in the Trippenhuis in Amsterdam. Founded in 1808, members are appointed for life by co-optation.

List of members (Y)[edit]

Name Type Division Date of election Notes Ref.
Frances Amelia Yates Foreign Member Literature 14 April 1980 Died 29 September 1981. [1]
Maria Yazdanbakhsh Member Medical, Biomedical and Health Sciences 2020 [2]
A. Young Corresponding Member 19 October 1809 Died 12 April 1820. Agricultural scientist. [3]
Thomas Young, FRS Corresponding Member First Class 11 October 1827 Died 10 May 1829. Polymath. [4]
Annaeus Ypey Corresponding Member Second Class 16 July 1812 Became a full Member on 27 October 1828. Died 5 April 1837. Theologian and church historian. [5]
Petrus Johannes Maria Ypma Corresponding Member Physics 20 June 1978 Died 24 January 2002. Geologist. [6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Frances Amelia Yates", KNAW Historisch Ledenbestand (Digitaal Wetenschapshistorisch Centrum). Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Maria Yazdanbakhsh", Royal Netherlands Academy for Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  3. ^ "A. Young", KNAW Historisch Ledenbestand (Digitaal Wetenschapshistorisch Centrum). Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Thomas Young", KNAW Historisch Ledenbestand (Digitaal Wetenschapshistorisch Centrum). Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Annaeus Ypey", KNAW Historisch Ledenbestand (Digitaal Wetenschapshistorisch Centrum). Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Petrus Johannes Maria Ypma", KNAW Historisch Ledenbestand (Digitaal Wetenschapshistorisch Centrum). Retrieved 3 May 2020.