Société Chimique de France
Encyclopedia
The Société Chimique de France (SCF) is a learned society
and professional association founded in 1857 to represent the interests of French chemists in a variety of ways in local, national and international contexts.
was modeled after the British Chemical Society, which was the precursor of the Royal Society of Chemistry
. Like its British counterpart, the French association sought to foster the communication of new ideas and facts throughout France and across international borders.
began in 1858.
In the 21st century, the society has become a member of ChemPubSoc Europe, which is an organization of 16 European chemical societies. This European consortium was established in the late 1990s as many chemical journals owned by national chemical societies were amalgamated.
Learned society
A learned society is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline/profession, as well a group of disciplines. Membership may be open to all, may require possession of some qualification, or may be an honor conferred by election, as is the case with the oldest learned societies,...
and professional association founded in 1857 to represent the interests of French chemists in a variety of ways in local, national and international contexts.
History
This learned societyLearned society
A learned society is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline/profession, as well a group of disciplines. Membership may be open to all, may require possession of some qualification, or may be an honor conferred by election, as is the case with the oldest learned societies,...
was modeled after the British Chemical Society, which was the precursor of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Royal Society of Chemistry
The Royal Society of Chemistry is a learned society in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemical sciences." It was formed in 1980 from the merger of the Chemical Society, the Royal Institute of Chemistry, the Faraday Society and the Society for Analytical Chemistry with a new...
. Like its British counterpart, the French association sought to foster the communication of new ideas and facts throughout France and across international borders.
Activities
Support for the Bulletin de la Société Chimique de ParisBulletin de la Société Chimique de France
The Bulletin de la Société Chimique de France was a French peer-reviewed scientific journal on chemistry published by the Société Chimique de France...
began in 1858.
In the 21st century, the society has become a member of ChemPubSoc Europe, which is an organization of 16 European chemical societies. This European consortium was established in the late 1990s as many chemical journals owned by national chemical societies were amalgamated.
Prizes and awards
The society acknowledges individual achievement with prizes and awards, including:- Louis Ancel Prize
- Raymond Berr Prize
- 1978: Jean-Marie LehnJean-Marie LehnJean-Marie Lehn is a French chemist. He received the Nobel Prize together with Donald Cram and Charles Pedersen in 1987 for his work in Chemistry, particularly his synthesis of the cryptands...
- Lavoisier MedalLavoisier MedalA Lavoisier Medal is an award made by any of a number of bodies, for achievements in chemical related disciplines. The award is named for Antoine Lavoisier, considered by some to be a father of modern chemistry....
of the Société Chimique de France is awarded to a person or institution in order to distinguish the work or actions which have enhanced the perceived value of chemistry in society.
- 1906: William PerkinWilliam PerkinSir William Henry Perkin, FRS was an English chemist best known for his discovery, at the age of 18, of the first aniline dye, mauveine.-Early years:...
- 1912: Victor GrignardVictor GrignardFrançois Auguste Victor Grignard was a Nobel Prize-winning French chemist.Grignard was the son of a sail maker. After studying mathematics at Lyon he transferred to chemistry and discovered the synthetic reaction bearing his name in 1900...
- 1922: Theodore William RichardsTheodore William RichardsTheodore William Richards was the first American scientist to receive the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, earning the award "in recognition of his exact determinations of the atomic weights of a large number of the chemical elements."- Biography :Theodore Richards was born in Germantown, Philadelphia,...
- 1935: Cyril Norman HinshelwoodCyril Norman HinshelwoodSir Cyril Norman Hinshelwood OM PRS was an English physical chemist.Born in London, his parents were Norman Macmillan Hinshelwood, a chartered accountant, and Ethe Frances née Smith. He was educated first in Canada, returning in 1905 on the death of his father to a small flat in Chelsea where he...
- 1948: Alexander R. Todd, Baron ToddAlexander R. Todd, Baron ToddAlexander Robertus Todd, Baron Todd, OM, PRS FRSE was a Scottish biochemist whose research on the structure and synthesis of nucleotides, nucleosides, and nucleotide coenzymes gained him the 1957 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.Todd was born near Glasgow, attended Allan Glen's School and graduated from...
- 1949: Rudolf SignerRudolf SignerRudolf Signer contributed to the discovery of the DNA double helix.Professor for organic chemistry at Bern University from 1935 until 1972.-External links:*...
- 1955: Karl ZieglerKarl ZieglerKarl Waldemar Ziegler was a German chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1963, with Giulio Natta, for work on polymers. The Nobel Committee recognized his "excellent work on organometallic compounds [which]...led to new polymerization reactions and ... paved the way for new and highly...
- 1968: Robert Burns WoodwardRobert Burns WoodwardRobert Burns Woodward was an American organic chemist, considered by many to be the preeminent organic chemist of the twentieth century...
- 1983: Paul Weisz
- 1992: M. Julia et R. Wey
- 1993: W. Hess, A. Lattes, E. Maréchal, E. Papirer et L.-A. Plaquette
- 1994: D.-A. Evans; M.-A. de Paoli; Rudolph Marcus; S. Wolff
- 1995: Derek Barton; R. Hoppe
- 1997: Jean-Marie LehnJean-Marie LehnJean-Marie Lehn is a French chemist. He received the Nobel Prize together with Donald Cram and Charles Pedersen in 1987 for his work in Chemistry, particularly his synthesis of the cryptands...
- 1998: Jean-Baptiste Donnet
- 1999: Gesellschaft Deutscher ChemikerGesellschaft Deutscher ChemikerThe Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker is a learned society and professional association founded in 1949 to represent the interests of German chemists in local, national and international contexts...
(GDCh) - 2000: F. Albert CottonF. Albert CottonFrank Albert Cotton was the W.T. Doherty-Welch Foundation Chair and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at Texas A&M University. He authored over 1700 scientific articles. Cotton was recognized for his research on the chemistry of the transition metals.-Education:Frank Albert Cotton was born on...
- 2006: Fred W. McLafferty
See also
- List of chemistry societies
- Royal Society of ChemistryRoyal Society of ChemistryThe Royal Society of Chemistry is a learned society in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemical sciences." It was formed in 1980 from the merger of the Chemical Society, the Royal Institute of Chemistry, the Faraday Society and the Society for Analytical Chemistry with a new...
, 1841 - Deutsch Chemische GesellschaftGesellschaft Deutscher ChemikerThe Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker is a learned society and professional association founded in 1949 to represent the interests of German chemists in local, national and international contexts...
, 1867 - American Chemical SocietyAmerican Chemical SocietyThe American Chemical Society is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has more than 161,000 members at all degree-levels and in all fields of chemistry, chemical...
, 1876 - Chemical Society of JapanChemical Society of JapanThe Chemical Society of Japan is a learned society and professional association founded in 1878 in order to advance research in chemistry. The mission of the CSJ is to promote chemistry for science and industry in collaboration with other domestic and global societies.-History:The organization...
, 1878