The Natural History Museum in London opened to the public on April 18, 1881, growing out of the natural history collections originally held by the British Museum, which had themselves originated in the 1753 collection of Sir Hans Sloane. Richard Owen, the comparative anatomist who coined the word dinosaur, oversaw its founding as superintendent. The museum today holds roughly eighty million specimens spanning botany, entomology, mineralogy, palaeontology and zoology.
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Founded YearSourced to the subject's own account FounderSourced to the subject's own account SeatSourced to the subject's own accountSouth Kensington, London 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Zoology, Disciplines The Natural History Museum, London, opened 1881, holds roughly eighty million specimens across zoology and related fields.
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It is one of three major museums on Exhibition Road in South Kensington.
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The Natural History Museum in London, England, is a museum that exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history.
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Originating from collections within the British Museum, the landmark Alfred Waterhouse building was built and opened by 1881 and later incorporated the Geological Museum.
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Owen also campaigned for the natural specimens in the British Museum to be given a new home. This resulted in the establishment, in 1881, of the now world-famous Natural History Museum in South Kensington, London.
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