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Welcome from the President
Mrs Jean Humphreys
The President, Mrs Jean Humphreys ,after her inauguration on Oct 5th 2009 by her predecessor Mr Richard Gill (left) in the presence of his Right Worshipful the Lord Mayor of Leicester Councillor Roger Blackmore(right)Thank you for visiting the Web Site of the Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society, a learned society which has been in existence since 1835. This year we celebrate our 175th birthday which will be marked by a special event after the AGM on April 26th. It will include the launch of Professor Patrick Boylan's book on the History of the Society and a soiree with special exhibits to harp accompaniment. The 'Lit and Phil' holds fortnightly sponsored talks, at 7:30pm followed by discussion, on alternate Mondays in the Main Gallery of the New Walk Museum during the winter and spring. They cover a broad range of topics in the arts, literature, natural history, philosophy, and the sciences.
Recent speakers
Recent speakers have included Sir David Attenborough; Lord Attenborough; Lady Archer; Sir Neil Cossons, Former Chairman of English Heritage; Baron Oxburgh; Professor Richard Hoggart; P.D. James; the Astronaut Helen Sharman; Lars Tharp; Nobel Laureate Professor Sir Harry Kroto; Sir Ghillean Prance of the Eden Project and Kew; Professor Sir Christopher Frayling, the Rector of the Royal College of Art; and Sir Peter Williams, Treasurer of the Royal Society and Chancellor of the University of Leicester. .
Speaker: Presidential Address by Professor Martin Stannard. Open meeting followed by a social gathering. The Lord Mayor will attend
Date: Monday Oct 4 2010 at 7:30
Title: OPEN SECRETS: Grahame Green. Evelyn Waugh, Catherine Walston and The End of the Affair Download Abstract
Location: Main Gallery of the New Walk Museum
On this site
New Walk Museum in LeicesterAt this site you will find details of the Society's programme for the coming year including the annual schools lecture, and the biennial Peach lecture which is on some aspect of design; the winter lectures and summer field meetings of its lively Geology and Natural History Sections; its history; its constitution; the council; the Bennett fund for post-graduate research grants; the full texts of its annual Transactions for the last eight years; and details of how to join.
Membership
As most of our lectures are sponsored membership is a modest £12.50 and £7.50 for each additional member of your household and is only £1 for students.
We look forward to seeing you at our future meetings.