SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES AND ASSOCIATIONS Det norske videnskabsakademi i Oslo (Norwe- gian Academy of Science in Oslo). Founded 1857. Honorary President: His Majesty the King. Presi- dent: Professor Halfdan Koht. Det kongelige norske videnskabers_ selskap (Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences), Trond- heim. Founded 1760. Patron: His Majesty the King. President: Dr. Halfdan Bryn. Selskapet til videnskapens fremme, Bergen (Society for the Advancement of Science). Found- ed 1927. President: Professor C. F. Kolderup. De _ videnskapelige forskningsfond av _ 1919 (Scientific Research Funds of 1919). Founded by Storting Resolution of July 18, 1919, making a grant of three million Kroner for the advancement of Norwegian science. Chairman of the humanistic department: Professor Fr. Stang. Chairman of the department of mathematical natural science: Pro- fessor W. C. Brdégger. Instituttet for sammenlignende kulturforskning (Institute of Comparative Cultural Research). Founded by the humanistic department of the 207