The Royl Netherlnds cdemy of rts nd Sciences ws founded in 1808 s n dvisory body to the Dutch Government – role tht it continues to ply tody. The cdemy derives its uthority from the qulity of its members, who represent the full spectrum of scientific nd scholrly endevour nd re selected on the bsis of their chievements. It is lso responsible for sixteen interntionlly renowned institutes whose reserch nd collections put them in the vngurd of Dutch science nd scholrship.
