Cosmos Club

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2121 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest
Washington D.C., District of Columbia 20008, United States
(202) 387-7783
cosmos-club.org



The Cosmos Club is a Washington, D.C., social club founded in 1878 by John Wesley Powell. In addition to Powell, original members included Clarence Edward Dutton, Henry Smith Pritchett, William Harkness, and John Shaw Billings. Among its stated goals is "The advancement of its members in science, literature, and art". Cosmos Club members have included many recipients of the Nobel Prize, Pulitzer Prize, and .