British Association
British Association for the Advancement of Science
1831 Founded as a learned society with the object of promoting science, directing general attention to scientific matters, and facilitating interaction between scientific workers.
The founder was the William Vernon-Harcourt, following a suggestion by David Brewster, who was disillusioned with the elitist and conservative attitude of the Royal Society. Another founder was J. F. W. Johnston.
Read an article in The Engineer 1881/08/26 about the founding of the Association. [1]
1862 William Fairbairn - President. [2]
1869 Roderick I. Murchison - Chair. [3]
1882 Sir J. Lubcock as the retiring President, welcomed Dr. C. William Siemens F.R.S., C.E.[4]
1921 Presidents of Sections for 1921 Meeting:[5]
- Engineering Section - Professor A. H. Gibson.
- Economics Section - Mr William Lionel Hichens (Chairman of Cammell, Laird and Co.)
- Education Section - Sir W. H. Hadow.
- Mathematics and Physics Section - Professor O. W. Richardson.
- Chemistry - Dr M. O. Forster.
2009 The Association now uses the trading name British Science Association instead of the BA.