Natural History Museum of Geneva explained
| Natural History Museum of Geneva |
| Native Name: | Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Genève |
| Native Name Lang: | fr |
| Logo Upright: | 0.5 |
| Map Type: | Switzerland |
| Coordinates: | 46.1989°N 6.1583°W |
| Location: | Geneva ( ) |
| Collection Size: | 15'000'000 specimens |
| Visitors: | 300'000 per year |
The Natural History Museum of Geneva (in French: French: Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Genève) is a natural history museum in Geneva, Switzerland.
Louis Jurine’s collections of Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, Lepidoptera and Hemiptera are held by the museum.
Other displays include a collection of intricate glass models of invertebrates by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka and a living specimen of a two headed tortoise named Janus. The tortoise is considered the mascot of the museum[1] and is one of their main attractions.[2]
Notable people who worked for the museum
- Aloïs Humbert, naturalist and paleontologist, curator since 1852
- Auguste Louis Brot, malacologist, curator and researcher (1855-1896)
- Emil Frey-Gessner, entomologist, conservator of the entomological collections from 1872
- Émile Dottrens, scientific assistant for zoology
- François Jules Pictet de la Rive, curator of paleontological collections
- Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure, member of the managing committee
- Jules Favre, curator (1915-1952)
- Perceval de Loriol, paleontologist and stratigraphist, associated with the museum for over 40 years
- Peter J. Schwendinger, curator
- Pierre Revilliod, curator and researcher
Collections of a number of prominent scientists are held in the museum.
References
- Aellen, W., 1970. 150 ans du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle de Genève. A. Kundig Genève.
- Sigrist, R., 1990. Les origines de la Société de Physique et d'Histoire naturelle (1790–1822). La science genevoise face au modèle français, Genève. Mémoires de la SPHN, 45/1.
- Sigrist, R., 1995. Les origines du Muséum d'histoire naturelle: 1794–1820. Revue des Musées de Genève. (No spécial: Le Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Genève : 175 ans), 335, juin: 2–6.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Let's get ready to shell-ebrate!. Chan. Justin. 13 Aug 2020. Yahoo News. Verizon Media . 10 Aug 2021.
- Web site: Two-Headed Tortoise Believed To Be Oldest Of Her Kind Is Turning 23. Connolly . Lucy . 11 Aug 2020 . Unilad . LADbible Group. 10 Aug 2021.
