Société Royale des Sciences et des Arts de Metz Royal Society of Sciences and Arts of Metz

Founding of the Society
Year	Authority / Notes
1757	According to http://gallica.bnf.fr/SocietesSavantes/Moselle.htm, the Academy was founded in 1757 as the Société Royale des Sciences et des Arts de Metz, and existed in that form until 1792. It was reconstituted in 1819 under the name of Société des lettres, sciences et arts [de Metz]. From 1826-1827, it was called the Société des Lettres, Sciences et Arts et d'Agriculture de Metz. From 1828 it was granted the royal designation. At a related site, we find the detail that follows. In 1828 it was still called Société des Lettres, Sciences et Arts et d'agriculture de Metz. But from 1828/1829 - 1846/1847 it was called Académie Royale de Metz. Lettres, Sciences, Arts et Agriculture. And from 1847/1848 - 1851/1852 it had the name Académie Nationale de Metz. Lettres, Sciences, Arts et Agriculture. From 1851/1852 - 1869/1870, it was the Académie impériale de Metz, and from 1870/1871-1914 (at least), it was the Académie de Metz / Metzer Akademie. Bibliot. Nat. France cat. establishes this name to 1958 at least. Bibliot. Nat. France cat. establishes the name Académie Nationale de Metz no later than 1996. It is not clear when this last name change occurred.
Seat of the Society
City	Authority / Notes
Metz France	This location is supported by the name of the Academy.
Name of the Society
Dates	Name	Authority
1757 - 1792	Société Royale des Sciences et des Arts de Metz	Gallica Moselle page
1821 - 1825	Société des Lettres, Sciences et Arts de Metz	Its publications.
1825 - 1828	Société des Lettres, Sciences et Arts et d'Agriculture de Metz	Its publications.
1828 - 1847	Académie Royale de Metz. Lettres, Sciences, Arts et Agriculture	Its publications.
1847 - 1852	Académie Nationale de Metz. Lettres, Sciences, Arts et Agriculture	Its publications.
1852 - 1870	Académie Impériale de Metz	Its publications.
1870 - 1914	Académie de Metz	Its publications.
1885 - 1911/12	Metzer Akademie. Literatur, Wissenschaft, Kunst und Landwirtschaft.	Its publications.
1914 -	Académie Nationale de Metz	Its publications.
Société Royale des Sciences et des Arts de Metz = Royal Society of Sciences and Arts of Metz

Journals of the Society
Years	Full Journal Title	Abbrev.
1821/1822 - 1824/25 [3e année - 6e année]   A	Société des Lettres, Sciences et Arts de Metz. Séance Générale Full-text is available at Gallica: la bibliothèque numerique. Continued by B. Indexed RSLC [ Gallica: la bibliothèque numerique]	Metz, Séance Gén. [RSLC, v.1, p.li]
1825/1826 - 1826/1827 [7e année - 8e année]   B	Société des Lettres, Sciences et Arts et d'Agriculture de Metz. Séances Générales Full-text is available at Gallica: la bibliothèque numerique. Continues A. Continued by C. Indexed RSLC [ Gallica: la bibliothèque numerique]	Metz, Séance Gén. [RSLC, v.1, p.li]
1827/1828 [9e année]   C	Mémoires de la Société des Lettres, Sciences et Arts et d'Agriculture de Metz Full-text is available at Gallica: la bibliothèque numerique. Continues B. Continued by D. Indexed RSLC [ Gallica: la bibliothèque numerique]	Metz, Mém. Acad. [RSLC, v.1, p.li]
1828/1829 - 1846/1847 [10e année - 28e année]   D	Mémoires de l'Académie Royale de Metz. Lettres, Sciences, Arts et Agriculture Full-text is available at Gallica: la bibliothèque numerique. Continues C. Continued by E. Indexed RSLC [ Gallica: la bibliothèque numerique]	Mem. de l'Acad. Roy. de Metz [Isis, Vol. 50, No. 1 (Mar., 1959) p.20 cites 1828, 10.] Metz, Mém. Acad. [RSLC, v.1, p.li]
1847/1848 - 1851/1852 [29e année - 33e année, 1e partie]   E	Mémoires de l'Académie Nationale de Metz. Lettres, Sciences, Arts et Agriculture Full-text is available at Gallica: la bibliothèque numerique. Continues D. Continued by F. Indexed RSLC [ Gallica: la bibliothèque numerique]	Metz, Mém. Acad. [RSLC, v.1, p.li]
1851/1852 - 1869/1870 [33e année, 2e partie - 51e année]   F	Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale de Metz Full-text is available at Gallica: la bibliothèque numerique. Continues E. Continued by G. Indexed RSLC [ Gallica: la bibliothèque numerique]	Mém. Acad. imp. Metz [Phil. Trans., B Vol. 231, No. 576 (May 23, 1941), p.72 cites (2) 39, 1858; 42, 1862; and 44, 1863.] Metz, Mém. Acad. [RSLC, v.1, p.li] Metz Ac. Mém. [RSLC, v.12, p.xxii]
1870/1871 - 1913/14 [i.e. pub. 1871 - 1921] [52e année - 95e]   G	Mémoires de l'Académie de Metz Full-text up to 95e année (1914) is available at Gallica: la bibliothèque numerique. According to the record in the Zeitschriftendatenbank (ZDB) this title ended with 95.1913/14(1921); the title then became Mémoires de l'Académie Nationale de Metz : lettres, sciences, arts et agriculture. According to the record in the Bibliot. Nat. France cat.: from 1885 to 1911/12 it also had the German title: Metzer Akademie. Literatur, Wissenschaft, Kunst und Landwirtschaft. Continues F. Continued by H. Indexed RSLC [Bibliot. Nat. France cat.; Zeitschriftendatenbank (ZDB); Gallica: la bibliothèque numerique]	Metz Ac. Mém. [RSLC, v.12, p.xxii; v.13, p.lix]
1914/1920 - 1936/1938 [i.e. pub. 1921 - 1948] (4.Sér. 1=101. - 17=118.); 1946/1951 - 1987 [i.e. pub. 1951 - 1988] ([5.Sér.=]N.S. 1=[127/132.] - 6.Sér. 15=168.); 1988 - [i.e. pub. 1989 - ] (7.Sér. 1=169. - )   H	Mémoires de l'Académie Nationale de Metz : lettres, sciences, arts et agriculture According to the record in the Zeitschriftendatenbank (ZDB) this title began with 4.Sér. 1=101.1914/20(1921). 119.1938/39 - 126.1945/46 did not appear. Continues G. [Zeitschriftendatenbank (ZDB); Bibliot. Nat. France cat.]	Mém. Acad. nat. de Metz [Am. Hist. Rev., Vol. 73, No. 1 (Oct., 1967), p.291 cites 1964-65 (pub. 1967).] Mém. Acad. Nat. Metz [Am. Hist. Rev., Vol. 80, No. 4 (Oct., 1975), p.1136 cites 1 (ser. 6, 1974).]