page_title: Zoological Collection Rostock
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Zoological Collection Rostock / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Plaque on Zoologisches Institut of the Rostock University, referring to Nobel laureates of the institute, in the Mittelstadt (Middle Town) of the historic city centre, Rostock, Mecklenburg, Germany
context_page_description: The Zoological Collection Rostock is a scientific university collection and associated with the zoological department of the University of Rostock, Germany. The collection was founded in 1775 by Oluf Gerhard Tychsen and is used both for teaching and research. Parts of the collection are open to the public.
context_section_description: The zoological collection was founded in 1775 by Oluf Gerhard Tychsen, an orientalist and head librarian of the University of Rostock. In 1789, the collection became part of the “Academic Museum”. It was relocated to the Universitätsplatz in 1844 after the adoption of parts of the collection of the grand duke in Ludwigslust. The zoological collection is still located at the Universitätsplatz. Since 2002, it features a public exhibition room with changing special exhibitions.
caption: Plaque at the Zoological Institute of the Rostock University
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