We all know of Albert I , the Great Scholar and Scientist , the Great Explorer and Mariner . Read again about his ground-breaking voyages and danger-filled polar explorations on board his four research ships — “ Swallow ”, “ Princess Alice ”, “ Princess Alice II ” and “ Swallow II ” in the biography on the specifically dedicated website : https :// princealbert1 . mc /. Albert led with science and was traditionally accompanied by a team of scientists : biologists , zoologists , botanists , geographers , and others . All his discoveries were recognised by the world scientific community . In 1909 Prince Albert I was elected member of the British Academy of Sciences and in 1921 he received an honourary gold medal from the American Geographical Society where he was referred to as “ Prince Scientist .”

The Oceanographic Museum of Monaco

Quite apart from his distinction as a scientist and great maritime explorer he also unselfishly dedicated himself to bettering both the Principality and the World as a Statesman , engagements that make him a great global figure and contributor in a much deeper and broader sense . His vision was so profound that much of today ’ s global debate sprouted from his scientific initiatives and profound sense of ethics . And what was so important is that he institutionalized them to make Monaco a global catalyst in solving the great issues that face mankind for universal well-being , peace and the future of the planet .

All the following institutions , many of them scientific or ethical owe themselves to his dedication : Oceanographic Institute with its own two main institutions , the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco and Institute of Oceanography in Paris ( now the Maison des Océans — House of the Oceans ); International Hydrographic Organization ; International Institute for Peace ; Monaco ’ s Constitution itself : Constitutional Monarchy ; Institute of Human Palaeontology in Paris ; Museum of Prehistoric Anthropology ; The Monaco Scientific Centre ; Multimedia Library of Monaco ; The Princely Foundations Preserving the Oceans and Planet for the Future . Those Institutions have given Monaco and the International order a historical leap forward but there are also some stepping stones that may surprise you that were the doings of Prince Albert I and we

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