page_title: Senckenberg Nature Research Society
section_title: Overview
hierarchical_section_title: Senckenberg Nature Research Society / Overview
caption_attribution_description: English: Frankfurt on the Main: Senckenberg Naturmuseum (Senckenberg Museum of Natural History) as seen from the east Deutsch: Frankfurt am Main: Senckenberg Naturmuseum, von Osten gesehen
context_page_description: The Senckenberg Nature Research Society is a German scholarly society with headquarters in Frankfurt am Main.
context_section_description: Its purpose is to conduct research in the natural sciences and make the results of nature research available to the public. The society was founded by Frankfurt citizens on 22 November 1817 on the initiative of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and is named for the physician, naturalist, botanist and philanthropist Johann Christian Senckenberg (1707–1772).
  It shares the Senckenberg name with the Dr. Senckenberg Foundation, founded by Senckenberg in 1763, but is a separate organisation. The Senckenberg Nature Research Society owns several research institutes and museums, such as the Naturmuseum Senckenberg and the Naturkundemuseum Görlitz.
caption: The Naturmuseum Senckenberg in Frankfurt
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