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The President , Council and Fellows of the ___MASK36___ of London for Improving Natural Knowledge , commonly known as the ___MASK36___ , is a learned society for science and is possibly the oldest such society still in existence . Founded in November 1660 , it was granted a royal charter by King Charles II as " The ___MASK36___ ". The Society is the United Kingdom ' s and Commonwealth of Nations ' Academy of Sciences and fulfills a number of roles ; promoting science and its benefits , recognising excellence in science , supporting outstanding science , providing scientific advice for policy , fostering international and global cooperation , education and public engagement . The society is governed by its Council , which is chaired by the Society ' s President , according to a set of statutes and standing orders . The members of Council and the President are elected from and by its Fellows , the basic members of the society , who are themselves elected by existing Fellows . As of 2016 , there are about 1 , 600 fellows , allowed to use the postnominal title FRS ( Fellow of the ___MASK36___ ), with up to 52 new fellows appointed each year . There are also royal fellows , honorary fellows and foreign members , the last of which are allowed to use the postnominal title ForMemRS ( Foreign Member of the ___MASK36___ ). The ___MASK36___ President is Venkatraman Ramakrishnan , who took up the post on November 30 , 2015 . Sussex ( abbreviated Sx ), from the Old English " Sþsaxe " ( South Saxons ), is a historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex . It is bounded to the west by Hampshire , north by Surrey , north - east by Kent , south by the English Channel , and divided for local government into West Sussex and East Sussex and the city of Brighton and Hove . Brighton and Hove was created as a unitary authority in 1997 , and granted City status in 2000 . Until then , Chichester was Sussex ' ___MASK9___ only city . Great Britain , also known as Britain , is a large island in the north Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental ___MASK42___ . With an area of , Great Britain is the largest European island and the ninth - largest in the world . In 2011 the island had a population of about 61 million people , making it the world ' ___MASK9___ third - most populous island after Java in Indonesia and Honshu in Japan . The island of Ireland is situated to the west of it , and together these islands , along with over 1 , 000 smaller surrounding islands , comprise the British Isles archipelago . Eastbourne is a large town , seaside resort and borough in the non - metropolitan county of East Sussex on the south coast of England , east of Brighton . Eastbourne is immediately to the east of Beachy Head , the highest chalk sea cliff in Great Britain . With a seafront consisting largely of Victorian hotels , a pier and a Napoleonic ___MASK1___ fort and military museum , Eastbourne was developed by the Duke of Devonshire from 1859 from four separate hamlets . It has a growing population , a broad economic base and is home to companies in a wide range of industries . Duke of Devonshire is a title in the Peerage of England held by members of the Cavendish ___MASK49___ . This branch of the Cavendish ___MASK49___ has been one of the richest and most influential aristocratic families in England since the 16th century and has been rivalled in political influence perhaps only by the Marquesses of Salisbury and the Earls of Derby . John Davies Gilbert ( 5 December 1811 -- 16 April 1854 ) was a land owner , born in Eastbourne the son of Davies Gilbert and Mary Ann Gilbert . John Davies Gilbert and his son , Carew Davies Gilbert played a major role , as landowners , in the development of the town of Eastbourne and also developed Trelissick Garden in Feock , Cornwall . In 1834 he was elected FRS as his father had been . but does not seem to have published any scientific papers . He was elected High Sheriff of Sussex for 1840 . He died in Padstow . He had married the Hon . Anne Dorothea Carew , daughter of Sir Robert Shapland Carew , 1st Baron Carew . Davies Gilbert ( born Davies Giddy , 6 March 1767  24 December 1839 ) was a British engineer , author , and politician . He was elected to the ___MASK36___ on 17 November 1791 and served as President of the ___MASK36___ from 1827 to 1830 . He changed his name to Gilbert in 1817 .