Agency:
Royal Society of Tasmania
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Jan 1843
Description:
The Royal Society of Tasmania is the oldest scientific society in Australia and New Zealand. It was founded in 1843 by Sir John Eardley-Wilmot, Lieutenant Governor, as the Botanical and Horticultural Society of Van Diemen's Land to 'develop the physical character of the Island and illustrate its natural history and productions'. Queen Victoria became Patron in 1844 and the name was changed to The Royal Society of Tasmania of Van Diemen's Land for Horticulture, Botany and the Advancement of Science. The name was shortened to The Royal Society of Tasmania in 1911.;;A branch of the Society was formed in Launceston in 1853. It lapsed but was reconstituted in 1921.
Information Sources:
Website of the Royal Society of Tasmania
Functions Performed:
Science and technology
Related Agencies:
| Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (TA1568) | 01 Jan 1828 |
| Lester Family (NG1675) | 01 Jan 1930 |
| Royal Society of Tasmania (Northern Branch) (NG2882) | 01 Jan 1974 | 30 Oct 1991 |
Series Created By Agency:
| NS1525 Annual Reports, Account Books relating to the Royal Society Garden | 01 Jan 1847 | 31 Dec 1885 |
| LMSS120 Minutes of the Northern Branch of the Society | 10 Jan 1862 | 23 Feb 1973 |
| AF201 Index to Burials at Charles Street Cemetery | 01 Jan 1902 | 31 Dec 1919 |
| AF202 Index to Burials at Scotch Cemetery | 01 Jan 1902 | 31 Dec 1919 |
| AF203 Index to Burials at the Catholic Cemetery, Glen Dhu | 01 Jan 1902 | 31 Dec 1919 |