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The Uganda Society
Formation1923
FounderEdward James Wayland
Founded atEntebbe, Protectorate of Uganda
HeadquartersThe Uganda Museum
Location
  • Kampala, Uganda
Coordinates20°06′09″N 32°20′45″E / 20.10252°N 32.3457871°E / 20.10252; 32.3457871
FieldsAnthropology, Medical, Archaeology, Geology, Linguistics,Literature
President
1923 - 1933 : Mr. Justice F.G Smith
1933 - 1934 : Albert Ruskin Cook
1934 - 1935 : Edward James Wayland
1935 - 1936 : Dr. Harold Hamilton Hunter
1936 - 1937 H.Jowitt
Formerly called
The Uganda Literary and Scientific Society
Sir Herbert Ralph Hone

The Uganda Society is a cultural, and scientific society in Uganda that was founded in 1923. The society was established to promote the study of Uganda’s history, culture, and natural history.[1]

The society has a library and archives that contain information on Uganda’s history, culture, and natural history. The society also publishes a journal, The Uganda Journal.

  1. ^ https://biosci.kyu.ac.ug/ugssti/about-the-uganda-society/

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