Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Magyar Tudományos Akadémia
	The seat of the academy on the bank of the Danube in Budapest
Abbreviation	MTA
Formation	3 November 1825
Type	National academy
Headquarters	Budapest, Hungary
Location	Budapest, Arany János u. 1, 1051 Hungary;
Coordinates	47°30′4″N 19°2′47″E / 47.50111°N 19.04639°E
Region served	Hungary
Membership (2014)	1,363
President	Tamás Freund
Website	mta.hu/english/
Formerly called	Magyar Tudós Társaság

The Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Hungarian: Magyar Tudományos Akadémia, MTA) is the most important and prestigious learned society of Hungary. Its seat is at the bank of the Danube in Budapest, between Széchenyi rakpart and Akadémia utca. Its main responsibilities are the cultivation of science, dissemination of scientific findings, supporting research and development, and representing Hungarian science domestically and around the world.

^ "A Magyar Tudományos Akadémiáról" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 21 December 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
^ "MTA – Members of MTA". Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.

[1] "A Magyar Tudományos Akadémiáról" (in Hungarian). Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 21 December 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2011.

[2] "MTA – Members of MTA". Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.

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