Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur

The Academy of Sciences and Literature (German: Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz, AdW Mainz) is a scientific academy in Mainz, Germany.

[1] The academy's goal is to support science and literature, and in doing so to help preserve and promote culture.

The academy has members in three classes: mathematics and natural sciences, humanities and social sciences, literature and music.

Notable members have included Niels Bohr, Otto Hahn, Konrad Lorenz, Halldór Laxness, Heinrich Böll, and Jean-Marie Lehn.

[1] The Academy grants several awards: Official website