Electronic inventory of European bird collections
Universitetsmuseet i Bergen (ZMUB)
What is in the bird collection?
| Skins | 6488 |
| Egg sets | 2659 |
| Skeletons | 4076 |
| Mounts | 2928 |
| Spirits | 418 |
| Nests | n/a |
| Other Items | n/a |
People
Current staff
| Full name | Job title | eBEAC member |
|---|---|---|
| Ingvar Byrkjedal | No | |
| Gunnar Langhelle | No |
Important past bird staff
| Full name | Job title | eBEAC member |
|---|---|---|
| S. Johnsen | No | |
| J. F. Willgohs | No |
Universitetsmuseet i Bergen
Vertebrate Section, University of Bergen, Muséplass 3, N-5007 Bergen, Norway
- Email:
- ingvar.byrkjedal@ zmb.uib.no, :: http://www.zoo.ui
- Website:
- www.uib.no/en/universitymuseum
- Tel:
- 47 55 58 29 04
- Fax:
Brief history
Founded 1825 as Bergens Museum (a general museum); the first vertebrate curator, S. Johnsen, was appointed 1913. The coll. came to the University of Bergen when the latter was founded in 1948
Updates
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