International Centre for Synthesis

International Centre for Synthesis, Foundation pour la Science, Centre international de Synthèse, International Centre for Synthesis-Fondation
Founded: 26/11/1925
Sources: HB 1929, HB 1936, HB 1938

Officers

HB 1929: The administration of the Centre is in the hands of Henri Berr, Director of the Reçue et Bibliothèque de Synthèse Historique, assisted by a Board of Administration, the latter with a minimum of twenty and a maximum of forty members HB 1936: L'administration du centre est entre les mains de Henri Berr, directeur de la Revue de synthèse, assisté par un conseil d'administration qui comprend un minimum de 20 et un maximum de 40 membres.

• Henri Berr Founder
• S. Charléty Vice President 1936
• Maurice Croiset Vice President 1929-1936
• Prof. Gonzague de Reynold General Secretary (Secretary General) 1929
• Paul Doumer President 1929-1936
• Lucien Febvre Director 1936-1938 : of one of the four sections
• Jules Jeanneney President 1936
• Prof. Paul Langevin Director 1936-1938 : of one section
• Albert Lebrun Honorary President (President) 1936
  Representative of France
• Aldo Mieli Director 1936-1938 : of one section
• Prof. Abel Rey Director 1936-1938 : of one section
• Sir Ernest Rutherford Vice President 1929
• André D. Toledano General Secretary (Secretary General) 1929 : Secretary-General of the whole Centre; Secretary of the "Revue de Synthèse historique"

Seats

• Hôtel de Nevers: 12, rue Colbert: Paris: France

Object

HB 1929: To promote and co-ordinate researches in pure science and thus counteract the drawbacks of over-specialisation and purely utilitarian preoccupations. HB 1936: Favoriser et coordonner les recherches dans le domaine de la science pure et combattre ainsi les inconvénients d'une spécialisation exagérée et de préoccupations purement utilitaires. To promote and co-ordinate researches in pure science and thus counteract the drawbacks of over-specialisation and purely utilitarian preoccupations. (HB 1938)

Finances

HB 1929: a) Income from reserve capital; b) no subscription is required of members. HB 1936: a) Revenus du capital de réserve; b) Aucune contribution n'est exigée des membres.

General facts

HB 1929: The Centre owes its establishment to the initiative of Henri Berr, who, in 1924, with the assistance of a few fellow-workers, had traced out tho main line of its constitution. HB 1936: Le Centre doit sa création à l'initiative de Henri Berr qui, en 1924, avec l'aide de quelques collègues, a esquissé les grandes lignes de sa constitution.

Publications

HB 1929: Revue de Synthèse historique. HB 1936: Revue de Synthèse; Archeion, revue internationale d'histoire des sciences; Rapports (annuels) des «Semaines». Revue de Synthise et de Science, annual encyclopaedia; Archeion, revue internationale d'histoire des Sciences ; Reports (annually) of the "Semaines". (HB 1938)

Activities

HB 1929: From the beginning of November to the end of June, the Centre holds weekly committee meetings and monthly plenary meetings. The summarised Minutes of the plenary meetings and the communications and statements made at committee meetings are printed in the Bulletin du Centre International de Synthèse, which is published as an appendix to the Revue de Synthèse Historique. HB 1936: Du commencement de novembre à la fin de juin, le Centre tient des réunions hebdomadaires de comité et des réunions mensuelles plénières. Le compte rendu résumé des réunions plénières et les communications et déclarations faites au cours des réunions de comité sont imprimés dans la Vie du Centre, qui fait partie de la Revue de Synthèse. Le Centre organise également chaque année des «Semaines» au cours desquelles des questions générales présentant un intérêt scientifique sont discutées. From the beginning of November to the end of June, the Centre holds weekly committee meetings and monthly plenary meetings. The summarised Minutes of the plenary meetings and the communications and statements made at committee meetings are printed in the Vie du Centre, which is published as part of the Revue de Synthese. The Centre holds also yearly "Semaines", in which general questions of scientific interest are discussed. (HB 1938)

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