Academy of Science of St. Louis
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| Formation | 1856 |
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| Coordinates | 38°37′44″N 90°16′14″W / 38.62889°N 90.27056°WCoordinates: 38°37′44″N 90°16′14″W / 38.62889°N 90.27056°W |
| Website | academyofsciencestl |
The Academy of Science - St. Louis is a non-profit organization in St. Louis, Missouri, dedicated to science literacy and education. It was founded in 1856 by a group of scientists and businessmen in St. Louis, including George Engelmann and James B. Eads, the Academy has been involved in many science-related activities in the city. It ran a Museum of Science and Natural History in Clayton, Missouri, and was involved in the efforts to raise funding for the St. Louis Science Center. The Academy uses its resources to expand scientific outreach, education, resource sharing, and the recognition of scientific accomplishment.
In the 1830s, a Western Academy of Natural Sciences in St. Louis was founded, as a counterpart to the Eastern Academy of Natural Sciences. Its goals were altruistic, to explore the West and discover natural resources. In 1856, the Academy reorganized into the Academy of Science of St. Louis, holding its first meeting on March 10, 1856 and was founded by twelve physicians, a lawyer, an engineer and a businessman, for the advancement of science in what was then the rapidly growing town of St. Louis, Missouri.
The Academy's mission was to promote "Zoology, Botany, Geology, Mineralogy, Paleontology, Ethnology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Meteorology, Comparative Anatomy, and Physiology." Academy members started a museum collection, maintained a library, published a journal and corresponded with leading scientists of the day, providing information concerning the lands that lay adjacent and to the west of St. Louis.
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