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National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

1918– · 20th century · Also known as Ukrainian Academy of Sciences

The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine is the country's highest scientific body, founded in Kyiv in November 1918 under the Ukrainian State of Pavlo Skoropadsky as the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences. Its first president was the geochemist Volodymyr Vernadsky. It continued under Soviet rule with institutes in many fields, and took its present name after Ukrainian independence.

National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
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