Electronic inventory of European bird collections
Musée zoologique de la Ville de Strasbourg (MZS)
What is in the bird collection?
| Skins | 2736 |
| Egg sets | 1883 |
| Skeletons | 1673 |
| Mounts | 10638 |
| Spirits | 19 |
| Nests | 602 |
| Other Items | 40 |
People
Current staff
| Full name | Job title | eBEAC member |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Ludes-Fraulob | No | |
| Marie Meister | Curator | Yes |
| Marie-Dominique Wandhammer | Head Curator | No |
Important past bird staff
| Full name | Job title | eBEAC member |
|---|---|---|
| P. Koenig | No | |
| Élisabeth Lang | head conservator | No |
Special collections
| Name | Country (from) |
|---|---|
| Mus. Saint-Denis | France |
| Mus. J. C. Godeffroy | France |
Collectors
Important collections from
- Berger
- Ehrhardt
- G. A. Frank
- Kroener
- Lantz
- Pougnet
- Pouillet
- N Saucerotte
- W P Schimper
- G W Schimper
- G. Schneider
- Sicard
- Ursch
- von Berg
- Von Hinuber
- Wehrung
Musée zoologique de la Ville de Strasbourg
29 Boulevard de la Victoire, F-67076 Strasbourg, France, France
- Email:
- mf.meister@unistra.fr
- Website:
- www.musees.strasbourg.eu/index.php?page=musee-zoo-en
- Tel:
- 33 (0)3 68 85 04 90
- Fax:
Brief history
The bird collection of the Museum of Zoology, Strasbourg, France, is based on a collection of some 900 birds of Jean Hermann, started in 1760 (but few of these remain), and now contains close to 18,000 specimens, encompassing mainly mounted animals, but also skins, osteological samples, nests and eggs. One particularity of the museum is that it was successively run by French academics (from its beginning as a curiosity chamber created by J. Hermann -1738-1800- to the annexation of Alsace by Germany in 1871), then by German administration until 1918, and again by the French, thus accumulating collections with both French and German specificities. The collection covers all existing families and has worldwide geographic origins, the vast majority was collected during the 19th century. It includes some extinct or close to extinct species, but no types.
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