The title Academician denotes a Full Member of an art, literary, or scientific academy.

In many countries it is a honorary title.

"Academician" may also be a functional title and denote a full member of the National Academy of Sciences in those countries where the Academy has a strong influence on national scientific life, particularly countries that were part of, or influenced by, the Soviet Union. In such countries, "Academician" is used as a honorific (like "Doctor", "Professor" etc) when addressing or speaking about someone. Countries where the term Academician is used in this way include Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Moldova, Serbia and Montenegro, Romania, Croatia and possibly others.

The British honour Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) can be considered as roughly equivalent.

There also exists a lower-rank title, variously translated Corresponding Member or Associate Member (of the corresponding academy), (chlen-korrespondent).

In the German speaking world, however, the term Akademiker (literally: Academician) is no title, and refers to every person with an academic degree.

See also: Académie française

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