Grand Ducal Institute () is the

national academy A national academy is an organizational body, usually operating with State (polity), state financial support and approval, that co-ordinates scholarly research activities and standards for academic disciplines, most frequently in the sciences but ...

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. It is based in

Luxembourg City Luxembourg ( lb, Lëtzebuerg; french: Luxembourg; german: Luxemburg), also known as Luxembourg City ( lb, Stad Lëtzebuerg, link=no or ; french: Ville de Luxembourg, link=no; german: Stadt Luxemburg, link=no or ), is the capital city of the Gr ...

, in the south of the country. The Institute incorporates six subsections, each dedicated to a separate field of academic research: *

History History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

(''Section Historique''), established in 1868 *

Linguistics Linguistics is the science, scientific study of human language. It is called a scientific study because it entails a comprehensive, systematic, objective, and precise analysis of all aspects of language, particularly its nature and structure ...

ethnology Ethnology (from the grc-gre, ἔθνος, meaning 'nation') is an academic field that compares and analyzes the characteristics of different peoples and the relationships between them (compare cultural, social, or sociocultural anthropology). ...

, and onomastics (''Section de Linguistic, d'Ethnologie, et d'Onomastique''), established in 1935 *

Natural sciences Natural science is one of the branches of science concerned with the description, understanding and prediction of natural phenomena, based on empirical evidence from observation and experimentation. Mechanisms such as peer review and repeatab ...

physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which r ...

, and mathematics (''Section des Sciences Naturelles, Physiques, Mathématiques''), established in 1868 *

Medicine Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care pr ...

(''Sciences médicales''), established in 1868 *

The arts The arts are a very wide range of human practices of creative expression, storytelling and cultural participation. They encompass multiple diverse and plural modes of thinking, doing and being, in an extremely broad range of media. Both ...

and

literature Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama, and poetry. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to include ...

(''Section des Arts et Lettres''), established in 1962 * Philosophy,

law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been vario ...

, and

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

(''Section des Sciences Morales et Politiques''), established in 1966

History

The "Royal Grand Ducal Institute" was created on 24 October 1868 from the merger of three organisations, the ''Société archéologique'', the ''Société des sciences naturelles'' and the ''Société des sciences médicales''.
Arrêté royal grand-ducal du 24 octobre 1868, portant approbation du règlement pour l'institut royal grand-ducal de Luxembourg
' The Royal Grand Ducal Institute was divided into three sections: * Historical section (''Section des sciences historiques'') * Natural science and mathematics section (''Section des sciences naturelles et mathématiques'') * Medical science section (''Section des sciences médicales'') After William III's death in 1890, the Royal Grand Ducal Institute became the Grand Ducal Institute. The ''Société luxembourgeoise d'études linguistiques et dialectologiques'' à Luxembourg became the fourth Institute section in 1935, the ''Section de linguistique, de folklore et de toponymie''. In 1962, a fifth was added, the ''Section des arts et lettres''. The sixth was added in 1966: the ''Section des sciences morales et politiques''.

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Official website

Education in Luxembourg City Organisations based in Luxembourg City

Institute An institute is an organisational body created for a certain purpose. They are often research organisations ( research institutes) created to do research on specific topics, or can also be a professional body. In some countries, institutes ca ...

1868 establishments in Luxembourg {{Europe-org-stub

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