American private research institute in Princeton, New Jersey, dedicated to basic research in mathematics, the natural sciences, historical and social studies. Founded in 1930.
The Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) is a private, independent center for basic research located in Princeton, New Jersey, founded in 1930 by Abraham Flexner together with philanthropists Louis Bamberger and Caroline Bamberger Fuld. The Institute has no students and grants no degrees; its mission is to support the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake. It is organized into four schools: Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Historical Studies and Social Science. It employs about 25 permanent faculty and hosts roughly 190 visiting members each year from more than 100 institutions worldwide. Scholars associated with the Institute include Albert Einstein, J. Robert Oppenheimer, John von Neumann, Kurt Gödel and Emmy Noether.
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American educator and reformer of higher education; the Institute's first Director, 1930–1939.
American businessman and philanthropist who, with his sister, funded the Institute's founding.
American philanthropist who co-funded the Institute alongside her brother Louis Bamberger.
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