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Braunschweig / Germany

Braunschweig ) or Brunswick , is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker River, which connects it to the North Sea via the Aller and Weser Rivers. In 2016, it had a population of 250,704. A powerful and influential centre of commerce in medieval Germany, Brunswick was a member of the Hanseatic League from the 13th until the 17th century. It was the capital city of three successive states: the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel , the Duchy of Brunswick , and the Free State of Brunswick . Today, Brunswick is the second-largest city in Lower Saxony and a major centre of scientific research and development.

Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum

Braunschweig / Germany

The Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum is an art museum in the German city of Braunschweig, Lower Saxony.

August Wilhelm Heinrich Blasius

Braunschweig / Germany

August Wilhelm Heinrich Blasius was a German ornithologist. Blasius belonged to a family of scientists: his father was the ornithologist Johann Heinrich Blasius and his brother was the ornithologist Rudolf Heinrich Paul Blasius . In 1871 he became a professor of zoology and botany at the Braunschweig University of Technology. He also served as director of its natural history museum and botanical gardens. He was a member of the council for the Deutsche Ornithologen-Gesellschaft .

Braunschweigisches Landesmuseum

Braunschweig / Germany

Braunschweigisches Landesmuseum is a history museum in Braunschweig, Germany, operated by the state of Lower Saxony. The museum is scattered on four locations: Vieweghaus, Hinter Ägidien , Kanzlei and Bauernhausmuseum . The collection covers 500,000 years and includes objects from the history of the Braunschweig area, including culture, economy, technology, folk arts, and social history. Today, the BLM hosts a collection of 600,000 to 800,000 objects.