Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Rouen
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The Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Rouen (Natural History Museum) is a museum in Rouen
, northern France
, founded in 1828 by Félix Archimède Pouchet
. After the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
in Paris
it is the second largest natural history museum in France.
Rouen
Rouen , in northern France on the River Seine, is the capital of the Haute-Normandie region and the historic capital city of Normandy. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe , it was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages...
, northern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, founded in 1828 by Félix Archimède Pouchet
Félix Archimède Pouchet
Félix-Archimède Pouchet was a French naturalist and a leading proponent of spontaneous generation of life from non-living materials, and as such an opponent of Louis Pasteur's germ theory...
. After the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
The Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle is the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, France.- History :The museum was formally founded on 10 June 1793, during the French Revolution...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
it is the second largest natural history museum in France.
External links
- A few photos of pieces in museum
- Telerama pdf (in French)