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Royal Spanish Society of Natural History

The Royal Spanish Society of Natural History (, RSEHN) is a private Spanish scientific society promoting studies in natural sciences. Founded in 1871 as the Sociedad Española de Historia Natural, it is the oldest private scientific society in Spain. It is currently headquartered at the Complutense University of Madrid. The organization has published several scientific journals, including the ''Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural'', the ''Boletín de la Real Sociedad'', and the ''Memorias de la Real Sociedad''.

The organization was granted a royal title in 1903, resulting in its renaming. The organization had prolific involvement in Spanish scientific work prior to the Spanish Civil War. Following war, the subsequent exiling of many society members and the poorer state of Spanish science resulted in a significant decrease in the society's work and its publications were consolidated into only the ''Boletín''. The society relocated to the campus of the Complutense University of Madrid in 1971. It since increased its scientific output, continuing the publication of the ''Boletín'', restarting publication of the ''Memorias'', and begun the publication of a magazine. It does not receive state subsidies, unlike many other similar scientific societies in Spain. Provided by Wikipedia