Diana Kormos Buchwald Elected to the American Philosophical Society
We extend our warmest congratulations to the EPP Director and General Editor. Diana Kormos Buchwald, Robert M. Abbey Professor of History at Caltech, was elected to The American Philosophical Society. The oldest learned society in the United States, the American Philosophical Society was founded in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin for the purpose of "promoting useful knowledge." Society membership is unique for the diverse range of disciplines represented within its ranks.
The Society has 1,011 elected members, 847 resident members and 164 international members from more than two dozen foreign countries. Only 5,746 members have been elected since 1743. Professor Kormos Buchwald is the thirty-fifth Caltech researcher distinguished with election to the Society. The EPP's raison d'être, Albert Einstein, was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1930.