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LA Maison du Savant, which is to be built in Paris, will be a well-appointed meeting-place for French and foreign men of science, if the present plans come to fruition. Lecture rooms, restaurant, winter-garden, and other amenities will be at the disposal of members and visitors. In addition, it will possess an extensive office of information which will study projects for the erection of up-to-date laboratories and research institutions, and organise congresses, exhibitions, conferences, and all publicity necessary to attain the organisation's aims. An illustrated periodical will also be published eventually, to inform the public of the general progress of science. Other activities include a benevolent fund and the provision of scholarships. The Maison du Savant is under the patronage of M. Lebrun, President of the French Republic it has received government support, and its honorary committee consists of a distinguished group of academicians, including MM. le Chatelier, Charcot, le due de Broglie, Richet, etc. Its founder and president is M. Georges Lecuyer, president of the International Union of Decorative Arts, and its active director is M. Jean de Chappedelaine. The organisation hopes to raise fifty million francs in the near future for its extensive programme. Through the official support of the Chamber of Deputies and the Municipality of Paris, a beginning has been made with convenient office rooms at 5 Avenue de l'Opora, Paris.
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International Scientific Centres in Paris. Nature 130, 197–198 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/130197c0
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