List of Fellows of the Royal Society of Arts
Below is a partial list of Fellows of the Royal Society of Arts (Formally, the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.[1] Fellows are eligible to use the post-nominals letters FRSA. Fellows are elected to the Fellowship[2][3][4] and must have demonstrated achievement or potential related to the arts, manufactures and commerce. The RSA says, "The RSA Fellowship is an international community of over 27,000 achievers and influencers from a wide array of backgrounds and professions, distinguished by the letters FRSA. Fellows are social entrepreneurs to scientists, community leaders to commercial innovators, artists and journalists to architects and engineers, and many more."[5] Becoming a Fellow is an award that is considered to be an honour.[6][7][8]
[edit] Some Fellows of the RSA
- Robert Adam
- Henry Cole
- Charles Dickens
- John Diefenbaker
- Benjamin Franklin
- Sambrooke Freeman
- Thomas Gainsborough
- William Hogarth
- Karl Marx
- Robert Baden-Powell
- Joshua Reynolds
- Adam Smith
- William Wilberforce
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[edit] References
- ^ "Fellowship". Royal Society of Arts, London, UK. http://www.thersa.org/fellowship. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
- ^ "Professor Sir Michael Berry: Prizes and Awards". University of Bristol, UK. http://www.phy.bris.ac.uk/people/berry_mv/prizes.html. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
- ^ "Obituaries: Abdul Latif". The Telegraph. 24 January 2008. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1576383/Abdul-Latif.html. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
- ^ Speakman, John. "Awards & Prizes". Energetics Research Group. University of Aberdeen, UK. http://www.abdn.ac.uk/energetics-research/speakman/awards. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
- ^ RSA Fellowship
- ^ Richardson, Stuart (20 May 2010). "Royal Society of Arts welcomes Blitz studio heads to its ranks". News by Develop. Develop. http://www.develop-online.net/news/34889/Oliver-twins-elected-RSA-fellows. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
- ^ "Our Heritage". Edina Ronay. http://www.edinaronay.com/heritage. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
- ^ Watt-Smith, Claire (9 November 2009). "Claire Watt-Smith awarded Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts". BoBelle, London, UK. http://bobelle.co.uk/dev/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=100&Itemid=100010. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
