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Archiv für Naturgeschichte

scientific journal

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionApr 19, 2026
Entity authorityQ5702854 ↗
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Archiv für Naturgeschichte was a German-language journal for natural history. It was founded by A. F. A. Wiegmann in 1835. The journal was published in Berlin from 1835 to 1926. There were 92 published volumes. From 1912 to 1926 each volume was published in two sections, namely, Abteilung A: Original-Arbeiten & Abteilung B: Jahres-Berichte. Abteilung A (i.e. Section A) published original articles on zoology. Abteilung B (i.e. Section B) published yearly reports on zoological articles published in the preceding year.

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