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The Wagner Free Institute of Science is a natural history museum at 1700 West Montgomery Avenue in north Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.Founded in 1855, it is a rare surviving example of a Victorian era scientific society, with a museum, research center, library, and educational facilities.
In 1855, Wagner founded the Wagner Free Institute of Science, [1] where he provided access to his collections of natural history specimens, scientific instruments, and books. He also hired a faculty and offered free courses on a wide range of science subjects, including botany, chemistry, mineralogy, architecture and anatomy.
Johnson was Curator of the Wagner Free Institute of Science, 1888–1903, then was Principal Curator at the Boston Society of Natural History, 1903–1932. He assisted Henry Augustus Pilsbry with The Nautilus, an important American malacological publication. Although both were credited on the title page as "Editors and Publishers", Johnson was ...
This list of museums in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions, including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses, that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Joseph Mellick Leidy (September 9, 1823 – April 30, 1891) was an American paleontologist, parasitologist and anatomist.. Leidy was professor of anatomy at the University of Pennsylvania, later becoming a professor of natural history at Swarthmore College and the director of scientific and educational programs at the Wagner Free Institute of Science.
In a game against the "Active" club of New York on August 11, 1865, the Athletics were defeated 28–13. The newspaper attributed the loss to two key players being "indisposed"; and to the loss of a favorite ball that "was knocked over the fence that separates the Athletic play ground from the Wagner Free Institute of Science."
The museum's central hall features a large statue of William Penn, who founded the Province of Pennsylvania in 1681 during the British colonial era. [4]The museum includes a multi-media planetarium, as well as four floors of exhibits and displays covering Pennsylvania history from prehistoric times through current events.
Alterations to Wagner Free Institute of Science, 1700 West Montgomery Avenue, Philadelphia - circa 1885 Residence for Henry Charles Lea, 704 Sansom Street, Philadelphia - 1890. Lit Brothers Department Store , 701-39 Market Street, Philadelphia - 1893-1907, (Collins & Autenrieth), NRHP-listed [ 1 ]