The Society for the Protection of Science and Learning as a patron of refugee mathematicians

摘要

The Society for the Protection of Science and Learning (SPSL, which started out as the Academic Assistance Council (AAC) 1933-36) distinguished itself from many other aid organizations set up in response to Nazi policies towards Jews and political dissidents in its focus on academic excellence as a criterion for support. Its archives are deposited in the Bodleian Library. Today, the organization is known as the Council for At-Risk Academics (CARA, http://www.cara1933.org/).