Institution
Leopoldina
The Leopoldina is Germany's national academy of sciences, based in Halle. It was founded in 1652 in the imperial city of Schweinfurt by four physicians as the Academia Naturae Curiosorum and took its name from Emperor Leopold I, who granted it privileges in 1687. It was made the national academy in 2008.
Mentioned in 1 profile
Mentioned in 1 state history
See also
Cite this entry
- APA
- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Leopoldina. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/leopoldina
- MLA
- “Leopoldina.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/leopoldina. Accessed .
- Chicago
- The Epoch Institute. “Leopoldina.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/leopoldina.
- Harvard
- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Leopoldina’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/leopoldina (Accessed: ).
Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻