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Biological Society of Washington

Scientific organisation headquartered in Washington, D.C.

The Biological Society of Washington is a worldwide acting scientific organization established on 3 December 1880 in Washington, D.C., United States. The original purpose was "to encourage the study of the Biological Sciences and to hold meetings at which papers shall be read and discussed. " The current primary function is "the furtherance of taxonomic study and the diffusion of taxonomic knowledge."2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Overview

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The Biological Society of Washington is a worldwide acting scientific organization established on 3 December 1880 in Washington, D.C., United States. The original purpose was "to encourage the study of the Biological Sciences and to hold meetings at which papers shall be read and discussed." The current primary function is "the furtherance of taxonomic study and the diffusion of taxonomic knowledge."2

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