Oken, L.

Japanese: オーケン,L. - おーけん
Oken, L.

...Scientists also formed new academic societies to promote scientific research and to promote its significance to society. The forerunner of this type of society was the German Society of Scientists and Physicians (Gesellschaft deutscher Naturforscher und Ärzte), which was founded in 1822 by German biologist Lorenz Oken (1779-1851). The purpose of this society was to stimulate the rigid and stagnant old academies and universities by having scientists from all over Germany gather in a certain city once a year to exchange the results of their research.

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Japanese:

…また,科学者たちは科学研究を推し進め,その意義を社会にアピールするための新しい学会もつくった。この種の学会の先駆となったのは,ドイツの生物学者オーケンLorenz Oken(1779‐1851)が中心となって1822年に設立した〈ドイツ科学者・医学者協会Gesellschaft deutscher Naturforscher und Ärzte〉である。この協会の目的は,年に1度ドイツ中の科学者がある都市に集まって,それぞれの研究成果を交流することによって,硬直し沈滞した旧来のアカデミーや大学に刺激を与えよう,というものであった。…

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