Senckenberg – Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research
The Senckenberg Nature Research Society (Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, until 2008 Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft) is a German scholarly society with headquarters in Frankfurt am Main.
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Senckenberg – Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research
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- Senckenberg Nature Research Society
- Founded
- 1817.
- Headquarters
- Frankfurt.
- Activity
- advancement of science and research.
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The Senckenberg Nature Research Society (Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, until 2008 Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft) is a German scholarly society with headquarters in Frankfurt am Main.
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• Name — Senckenberg Nature Research Society • Abbreviation — SGN • Location — Frankfurt, Germany • Website — https: www.senckenberg.de/en/
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• Illustration — Johann Christian Senckenberg Its purpose is to conduct research in the natural sciences and make the results of nature research available to the public. The society was founded by Frankfurt citizens on 22 November 1817 on the initiative of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and is named for the physician, naturalist, botanist and philanthropist Johann Christian Senckenberg (1707-1772). • Illustration — Naturmuseum Senckenberg It shares the Senckenberg name with the Dr. Senckenberg Foundation (Dr. Senckenbergische Stiftung), founded by Senckenberg in 1763, but is a separate organisation. The Senckenberg Nature Research Society owns several research institutes and museums, such as the Naturmuseum Senckenberg and the Naturkundemuseum Görlitz.
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Model of the early bird Archaeopteryx, created by Sebastian Brandt (Reco-Brandt) and Marco Fischer. The reconstruction is based on fossil evidence of the famous Jurassic transitional form between theropod dinosaurs and birds. The model is exhibited at Naturmuseum Senckenberg Frankfurt, Germany.
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1817
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1817
Senckenberg – Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research is recorded from 1817.
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Senckenberg – Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research is associated with Germany. Recorded from 1817.
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