ACADEMY OF SCIENCE OF ST. LOUIS 
The Academy of Science of St.Louis was founded in 1856 and chartered 
by the Nineteenth General Assembly of the State of Missouri by an act 
dated January 17, 1857. The objects for which the Academy of Science 
was founded are set forth in the Charter. They are threefold: first, the 
advancement of science; second, the establishment in the City of St.Louis 
of a museum for the illustration and study of the various branches of 
science; third, the creation of a scientific library. Membership m the 
Academy is not limited to those actively engaged as scientific workers; 
those interested in science are equally welcome. 
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THE MUSEUM 
t museum of the Academy of Science was 
totally destroyed by fire in 1869. This appears to have been one of the 
significant museums of the country at the time, containmg many type 
specimens. It would no doubt have been the nucleus for a great m- 
stitution in the city of St. Louis. Later attempts to found a m^eum 
were not very successful until the present museum, 4642 Lindeil Blva., 
was established in 1943. There is a growing appreciation by the com- 
munity of the scientific and educational work of the present museum. 
It is, however, only the beginning of the extensive science center plan- 
ned for the future . 
