Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University

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The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is a historic natural history museum and research institution in Philadelphia renowned for its scientific collections, exhibitions, and environmental research.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf natural history museum
nonprofit organization
research institution
affiliation Drexel University
country United States of America
formerName Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
foundedBy Jacob Gilliams
John Shinn
John Speakman
Nicholas Saul
hasCollectionSize millions of specimens
hasCollectionStrength fossil vertebrates and invertebrates
type specimens in zoology and botany
hasCollectionType botany collection
entomology collection
herpetology collection
ichthyology collection
library and archives
malacology collection
mammalogy collection
mineralogy collection
ornithology collection
paleontology collection
hasExhibition Butterflies! exhibit
Dinosaur Hall
Dioramas of North American wildlife
hasFocus environmental stewardship
natural history
public science education
hasLegalForm 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
hasProgram environmental education programs
public science lectures
hasResearchArea biodiversity
climate change impacts
ecology
environmental science
systematics
water quality
hasWebsite https://ansp.org/
headquartersLocation Philadelphia
inception 1812
isOneOf oldest natural history research institutions in the Western Hemisphere
knownFor environmental research
natural history exhibitions
scientific collections
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedIn Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
locatedOn Benjamin Franklin Parkway

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
John Cassin ("Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia")
employer
Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University ("Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia")
formerName
Benjamin Franklin Parkway
hasInstitution
Parkway Museums District
hasMuseum
John Cassin ("Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia")
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