German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina

German National Academy of Natural Sciences Leopoldina
	Main building of Leopoldina in Halle
Founded	1 January 1652, Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation
Type	National academy (since 2007)
Location	Halle, Germany;
Services	scholarships, awards, consultation, research
Fields	science, academics
Members	1,600 members
Key people	Gerald Haug (President)
Website	leopoldina.org

The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (German: Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften), short Leopoldina, is the national academy of Germany, and is located in Halle (Saale). Founded on 1 January 1652, based on academic models in Italy, it was originally named the Academia Naturae Curiosorum until 1687 when Emperor Leopold I raised it to an academy and named it after himself. It was since known under the German name Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina until 2007, when it was declared to be Germany's National Academy of Sciences.

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