Academy

An academy (Greek ἀκαδημία) is an institution of higher learning, research, or honorary membership. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded about 385 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the goddess of wisdom, north of Athens, Greece.

The School of Athens, fresco by Raphael (1509–1510), of an idealized academy

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