Polish Academy of Sciences

Polish Academy of Sciences
	Staszic Palace, the seat of PAN, and Copernicus Monument
Abbreviation	PAN
Formation	30 October 1951
Type	National academy, Academy of Sciences
Headquarters	Warsaw
Region served	Poland
President	Jerzy Duszyński
Website	pan.pl
Formerly called	Warsaw Scientific Society; Warsaw Society of Friends of Learning

The Polish Academy of Sciences (Polish: Polska Akademia Nauk, PAN) is a Polish state-sponsored institution of higher learning. Headquartered in Warsaw, it is responsible for spearheading the development of science across the country by a society of distinguished scholars and a network of research institutes. It was established in 1951, during the early period of the Polish People's Republic following World War II.^[2]

^ "Instytucja Naukowa - Dzieje instytucji". Archived from the original on 2014-08-04. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
^ Hübner, P. (1987). Nauka polska po II wojnie światowej – idee i instytucja. Warsaw. pp. 143–144.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[1] "Instytucja Naukowa - Dzieje instytucji". Archived from the original on 2014-08-04. Retrieved 2014-08-13.

[2] Hübner, P. (1987). Nauka polska po II wojnie światowej – idee i instytucja. Warsaw. pp. 143–144.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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