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==Historia==

 

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For much of the [[18th century]] ([[1739]]&ndash;[[1788]]), the garden was under the direction of [[Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon]], one of the leading [[natural history|naturalists]] of the [[Age of Enlightenment|Enlightenment]], bringing international fame and prestige to the establishment. Incorporated as the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle in 1793, opening in 1794 with, as one of its foundation professors, eminent evolutionary pioneer [[Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck]], it continued to flourish over the next century, and, particularly under the direction of [[chemist]] [[Michel Eugène Chevreul]], became a rival to the [[University of Paris]] in [[science|scientific]] research. For example, while [[Henri Becquerel]] held the chair for Applied Physics at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle from 1892 till 1908 he discovered the radiation properties of [[uranium]]. It has to be noted that four generations of Becquerel had this position from 1838 untll 1948.

 

==Mission and organization==

The museum has as its mission both research (fundamental and applied) and public diffusion of knowledge. It is organized into seven research and three diffusion departments. The former are Classification and Evolution; Regulation, Development, and Molecular Diversity; Aquatic Environments and Populations; [[Ecology]] and [[Biodiversity]] Management; [[History of Earth]]; Men, Nature, and Societies; and [[Prehistory]]. The latter are the Galleries of the [[Jardin des Plantes]]; Botanical Parks and Zoos; and the Museum of Man (''Musée de l'Homme'').

 

==Location and branches==

The museum includes sites throughout France, including the original location at the [[Jardin des Plantes]] in the [[Ve arrondissement]] in [[Paris]] ([[Paris Métro|métro]] [[Place Monge (Paris Metro)|Place Monge]]). The galleries there include the [[Galerie de Minéralogie et de Géologie|Gallery of Mineralogy and Geology]], the [[galerie de paléontologie et d’anatomie comparée|Gallery of Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy]], and the famous Grand Gallery of [[Evolution]] (''Grande Galerie de l'évolution''). The museum's [[Menagerie]] is also located here.

[[Image:Façade principale de la Gallerie de Paléontologie.jpg|thumb|250 px|Main façade of the Gallery.]]

The [[Musée de l'Homme]] is also in Paris, in the [[XVIe arrondissement]] ([[Paris Métro|métro]] [[Trocadéro (Paris Metro)|Trocadéro]]). It houses displays in [[ethnography]] and [[physical anthropology]], including [[artifact (archaeology)|artifact]]s, [[fossil]]s, and other objects.

 

==Pinacotheca==

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