Three from university elected to American Philosophical Society

   Princeton University Stuart Professor of Psychology Philip Johnson-Laird, research mathematician John Nash and the Christopher Binyon Sarofim ’86 Professor in American Art John Wilmerding were recently elected to the American Philosophical Society.
   They were among 49 scholars selected for membership in the society, which contains 943 members.
   Based in Philadelphia, the society — founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1743 — was the first learned society in the United States. Scholars in the humanities and the sciences comprise the society’s membership.
   The organization provides funding and support for research, publications, lectures and outreach programs aimed at the advancement of knowledge.