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Which organizations did Sir Humphry Davy help found after becoming president of the Royal Society?
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Sir Humphry Davy
Sir Humphry Davy, detail of an oil painting after Sir Thomas Lawrence; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
After becoming president of the Royal Society in 1820, Sir Humphry Davy was involved in the founding of the following organizations:
- Athenaeum Club: Davy was an original trustee of this club, which he helped found between 1823 and 1825 alongside the politician and writer John Wilson Croker.1
- Zoological Society of London: Davy helped found this society in collaboration with the colonial governor Sir Stamford Raffles. This work also included furthering the scheme for the zoological gardens in Regent’s Park, London.1