Editing American Philosophical Society (section)

{{Short description|American scholarly organization and learned society}}
{{For|the learned society of American philosophers|American Philosophical Association}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox NRHP
| name = American Philosophical Society Hall
| nrhp_type = nhl
| image = American Philosophical Society (53590377813).jpg
| image_size = 
| caption = [[Philosophical Hall]], the headquarters of the American Philosophical Society in [[Philadelphia]]
| location = 104 S. Fifth St., [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| coordinates = {{Coord|39|56|55|N|75|8|58|W|region:US-PA_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Philadelphia#Pennsylvania#USA
| built = 1787
| architect = [[Samuel Vaughan]]
| architecture = [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]]
| added = January 12, 1965
| designated_nrhp_type = January 12, 1965
| refnum = 66000675<ref name="nris">{{NRISref |refnum=66000675|2007a}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|https://amphilsoc.org}}
}}

The '''American Philosophical Society''' ('''APS''') is an American scholarly organization and [[learned society]] founded in 1743 in [[Philadelphia]] that promotes knowledge in the [[humanities]] and [[natural sciences]] through research, professional meetings, publications, library resources, and community outreach. It was founded by the polymath [[Benjamin Franklin]] and is considered the first learned society founded in what became the United States.[[File:Nullo Discrimine The American Philosophical Society.png|thumb|right|The Society's Seal]][[Philosophical Hall]], the society's headquarters and a museum, is located just east of [[Independence Hall]] in [[Independence National Historical Park]]. In 1965, in recognition of the building's history, it was designated a [[National Historic Landmark]].

The society has about 1,000 elected members. As of April 2020, 5,710 members had been inducted since its creation. Through research grants, published journals, the American Philosophical Society Museum, an extensive library, and regular meetings, the society supports a variety of disciplines in the humanities and the sciences.