Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellowship of the Royal Society Headquarters of the Royal Society in Carlton House Terrace in London Awarded for “substantial contributions to the improvement of natural knowledge” [1] Sponsored by Royal Society Date 1663 ( 1663 ) Location London Country United Kingdom Total no. of Fellows Approximately 8000 in total [2] with 1700 living as of May 2018 [update] [3] Website royalsociety.org/fellows Fellowship of the Royal Society ( FRS , ForMemRS and HonFRS ) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society judges to have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathematics, engineering science and medical science". [1] Isaac Newton was one of the earliest Fellows of the Royal Society, elected in 1672 Fellowship of the Society, the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence, is a significant honour which has been awarded to many eminent scientists from history including Isaac Newton (1672), [2] Charles Darwin (183...