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Senckenberg – Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research

Logo: senckenberg.de3

German scholarly society

The Senckenberg Nature Research Society (German: Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, until 2008 Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft) is a German scholarly society with headquarters in Frankfurt am Main.2 It is part of Leibniz Association.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1817Founded1

The Senckenberg Nature Research Society (German: Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, until 2008 Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft) is a German scholarly society with headquarters in Frankfurt am Main.2

Corporate structure

Senckenberg – Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research is part of a group headed by Leibniz Association. 105 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Leibniz Association Berlin
    • Senckenberg – Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research Frankfurt am Main
      • Museum of Zoology Dresden Subsidiary · Germany
      • Senckenberg am Meer Subsidiary · Wilhelmshaven, Germany
      • Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre Subsidiary · Germany
      • Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment Subsidiary · Germany
      • Senckenberg German Entomological Institute Subsidiary · Germany
      • Senckenberg Museum Subsidiary · Frankfurt, Germany
      • Senckenberg Natural History Collection Dresden Subsidiary · Dresden, Germany
      • Senckenberg Research Institute Subsidiary · Frankfurt, Germany
    • German Institute for Global and Area Studies Subsidiary · Hamburg, Germany
    • German Rheumatism Research Centre Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
    • Germanisches Nationalmuseum Subsidiary · Nürnberg, Germany
      • Deutsches Kunstarchiv im Germanischen Nationalmuseum Subsidiary · Nuremberg, Germany
    • GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences Subsidiary · Mannheim
    • Kiel Institute for the World Economy Subsidiary · Kiel
    • Leibniz Centre for Contemporary History Subsidiary · Potsdam
    • Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam Subsidiary · Potsdam, Germany
    • Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID) Subsidiary · Trier
    • Museum Koenig Subsidiary · Bonn
    • TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology and University Library Subsidiary
    • Academy for Spatial Research and Planning Subsidiary · Nord, Germany
    • Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine Subsidiary · Hamburg-Mitte, Germany
    • Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum Subsidiary · Düsseldorf, Germany
    • Deutsches Institut für Erwachsenenbildung Subsidiary · Germany
    • Deutsches Museum Subsidiary · Ludwigsvorstadt-Isarvorstadt, Germany
    • DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education Subsidiary · Germany
    • DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials Subsidiary · Aachen, Germany
    • Ferdinand-Braun-Institut Subsidiary · Treptow-Köpenick, Germany
    • FIZ Karlsruhe Subsidiary · Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
    • Fritz Lipmann Institute Subsidiary · Jena, Germany
    • German Institute for Economic Research Subsidiary · Germany
    • German Institute of Human Nutrition Subsidiary · Potsdam, Germany
    • German Maritime Museum Subsidiary · Mitte, Germany
    • German Mining Museum Subsidiary · Bochum, Germany
    • and 69 more

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Subsidiaries

  • Museum of Zoology Dresden
  • Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre
  • Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment
  • Senckenberg German Entomological Institute
  • Senckenberg Museum
  • Senckenberg Natural History Collection Dresden
  • Senckenberg Research Institute
  • Senckenberg am Meer

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1817Founded Founded1