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Royal Society of South Africa
South African learned society / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Royal Society of South Africa is a learned society composed of eminent South African scientists and academics. The society was granted its royal charter by King Edward VII in 1908,[1][2] nearly a century after Capetonians first began to conceive of a national scholarly society. The 1877 founder and first president of the society was Sir Bartle Frere (1815–1884).[1]
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Sir Henry Bartle Frere, 1st Bt
by Sir George Reid
by Sir George Reid
Fellows are entitled to the post-nominal letters FRSSAf.