Rotterdam Natural History Museum in Netherlands


Rotterdam Natural History Museum


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Local name Natuurhistorisch Museum Rotterdam
Typemuseum
Owner
Opened for public1927
Address Westzeedijk 345
Zip-code 3015 AA
Place Rotterdam
Country Netherlands
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DirectorsKees Moeliker
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History of updates2021-07-03
Latest document update2021-07-03 13:32:26
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Description

Rotterdam Natural History Museum, located at Westzeedijk 345, in Rotterdam, Netherlands , opened for public in 1927.

Taxidermy specimens

Rotterdam Natural History Museum has in its collection 1 elephantine museum specimens with records in this database:

(Measurements of teeth and body parts follow the system described by Maglio (1973; P = plate number, L = length, W = width, H = height, LF = lamellar frequency)


    Ramon Accession nr: . Received: 1998-04-24 ♂ Ramon
    Species: Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
    * Born 1970-12-07 at Hannover Zoo † Dead 1998-04-24 at Rotterdam Zoo
    Death: disease Death reason: Cerebral hemorrhage

Comments / picturesIn 1922, the Rotterdam section of the Nederlandsche Natuurhistorische Vereeniging (Dutch Natural History Association) founded the Vereeniging tot Oprichting en Instandhouding van een Natuurhistorisch Museum (Association for Establishing and Maintaining a Natural History Museum). In 1927, the Natuurhistorisch Museum (Natural History Museum) opened.

References for records about Rotterdam Natural History Museum

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2024). Rotterdam Natural History Museum, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=3039. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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