Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

The Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) is an award given to people whom the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland’s national science and letters academy, thinks are very important in their field. The society got a royal charter in 1783, which helped it grow.^[1]

Elections

About 50 new fellows are chosen every year in March.^[1] By 2016, there were about 1,650 Fellows, including 71 Honorary Fellows and 76 Corresponding Fellows.^[1]^[2]

Fellows can use the letters FRSE after their name. Honorary Fellows use HonFRSE, and Corresponding Fellows use CorrFRSE.^[3]

Fields of Study

The Fellowship is divided into four main groups, covering many areas like science, arts, social sciences, education, business, and public life.^[4]

Life sciences:

A1: Biomedical and brain sciences
A2: Clinical sciences
A3: Animal and environmental biology
A4: Cell and molecular biology

Physical, engineering, and computer sciences:

B1: Physics and astronomy
B2: Earth sciences and chemistry
B3: Engineering
B4: Computer science, mathematics, and statistics

Arts, humanities, and social sciences:

C1: Language, literature, and history
C2: Philosophy, religion, and law
C3: History, theory and practice of Creative and performing arts
C4: Economics and social sciences

Business, public service, and public engagement:

D1: Public engagement and education
D2: Leadership in public and education sectors
D3: Leadership in private business

Famous Fellows

Some well-known fellows are:

The Society has published a full list of all Fellows from 1783 to 2002.^[6]^[7]

References

1 2 3 4 5 "Fellows". The Royal Society of Edinburgh. Edinburgh, Scotland. 21 June 2016. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
↑ "RSE Fellows as at 15/03/2016" (PDF). Edinburgh: Royal Society of Edinburgh. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-30.
↑ "RSE Criteria for Election 2022" (PDF). Royal Society of Edinburgh. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
↑ "Becoming a Fellow". Royal Society of Edinburgh. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
1 2 3 4 5 6 O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F. (2016). "Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh". MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Archived from the original on Dec 7, 2022.
↑ Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783 – 2002 Biographical Index Part One (PDF). Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on Oct 5, 2021.
↑ Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783 – 2002 Biographical Index Part Two (PDF). Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on Oct 17, 2021.

[frse-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "Fellows". The Royal Society of Edinburgh. Edinburgh, Scotland. 21 June 2016. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.

[frse2-2] "RSE Fellows as at 15/03/2016" (PDF). Edinburgh: Royal Society of Edinburgh. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-30.

[3] "RSE Criteria for Election 2022" (PDF). Royal Society of Edinburgh. Retrieved 27 November 2022.

[4] "Becoming a Fellow". Royal Society of Edinburgh. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.

[efr-5] 1 2 3 4 5 6 O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F. (2016). "Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh". MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Archived from the original on Dec 7, 2022.

[6] Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783 – 2002 Biographical Index Part One (PDF). Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on Oct 5, 2021.

[7] Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783 – 2002 Biographical Index Part Two (PDF). Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on Oct 17, 2021.

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