• Shelfmark: UBA Ffm. Ms. Ff. J. I. v. Gerning
• Date(s) of creation: 1791 - 1793
• Types of record: estate documents, manuscripts

Summary:

Johann Issak von Gerning (1767-1837) was a German writer, collector and diplomat, as well as a member of the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research. The collection, gathered by his father and himself, formed the foundation of the Nassau Museum (today: Museum Wiesbaden). It includes a collection of insects with pieces from the estate of Maria Sibylla Merian.

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