Gdańsk Scientific Society

Gdańsk Scientific Society
Gdańskie Towarzystwo Naukowe
AbbreviationGTN
Formation1922
TypeScientific society
PurposeGeneral scientific society
HeadquartersGdańsk, Poland
Region
Gdańsk
Formerly called
Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Nauki i Sztuki w Gdańsku

The Gdańsk Scientific Society (Polish: Gdańskie Towarzystwo Naukowe, GTN) is a general scientific society in Gdańsk, Poland.

It was established in 1922 as the Society of the Sciences and Arts Friends in Gdańsk (Polish: Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Nauki i Sztuki w Gdańsku) in what was then the Free City of Danzig. The society was active until 1939, abolished during World War II, reactivated in 1945, having had its present name since 1956.

Today, it has five divisions.

Its main publications include:

  • Rocznik Gdański (transl. Gdańsk Yearbook)
  • Acta Biologica