Peabody Museum of Natural History

The Yale Peabody Museum at Yale University is one of the oldest, largest, and most prolific university natural history museums in the world. It was founded by the philanthropist George Peabody in 1866 at the behest of his nephew Othniel Charles Marsh, an early paleontologist.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: natural history museum of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, USA
  • Also known as: “peabody.yale.edu”, “Yale Peabody Museum”, “Yale University Peabody Museum”, and “YPM”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library and Ingalls Rink.

Library
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The is the rare book library and literary archive of Yale University Library in . It is one of the largest buildings in the world dedicated to rare books and manuscripts and is one of the largest collections of such texts. is situated 3,000 feet southwest of Peabody Museum of Natural History.

Sports venue
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David S. is a hockey rink in , designed by architect Eero Saarinen and built between 1953 and 1958 for Yale University. is situated 1,400 feet west of Peabody Museum of Natural History.

University building
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Kline Tower is a skyscraper in New Haven, . Formerly , this building is currently the tallest on the Yale University campus and the sixth-tallest building in New Haven. is situated 740 feet west of Peabody Museum of Natural History.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hillhouse Avenue and Orange Street Historic District.

Neighborhood
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is a Street in New Haven, Connecticut, famous for its many nineteenth century mansions, including the president's house at Yale University.

Neighborhood
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The encompasses a large residential in the East Rock section of . Roughly bounded by Orange, Cottage, Eagle, State, and Audubon Streets, this area saw growth between about 1830 and 1900, and includes a broad diversity of well-preserved 19th-century residential structures.

Suburb
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is a in the city of , , named for nearby , a prominent trap rock ridge. The area is home to a large group of Yale students, staff, and faculty, as well as many young professionals and families.

Peabody Museum of Natural History

Latitude
41.31754° or 41° 19′ 3″ north
Longitude
-72.91986° or 72° 55′ 12″ west
Elevation
39 feet (12 metres)
Open location code
87H9839J+23
Geo­Names ID
9253124
Wiki­data ID
Q122945
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Peabody Museum of Natural History” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف بيبودي للتاريخ الطبيعي”
  • Catalan: “Museu Peabody d’Història Natural”
  • Chinese: “皮博迪自然史博物館”
  • Dutch: “Peabody Museum of Natural History”
  • Esperanto: “Peabody-muzeo de naturhistorio”
  • French: “Musée Peabody d’histoire naturelle”
  • French: “muséum d’histoire naturelle Peabody”
  • Galician: “Museo Peabody de Historia Natural”
  • German: “Peabody Museum of Natural History”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון פיבודי לידיעת הטבע”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Sejarah Alam Peabody”
  • Italian: “Peabody Museum of Natural History”
  • Japanese: “イェール・ピーボディ自然史博物館”
  • Japanese: “ピーボディ自然史博物館”
  • Japanese: “ホロタイプ”
  • Korean: “피바디 자연사 박물관”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Musèu d’Istòria Naturau Peabody”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Peabody de História Natural”
  • Slovenian: “Peabody Museum of Natural History”
  • Slovenian: “Peabodyjev naravoslovni muzej”
  • Slovenian: “Yale Peabody Museum”
  • Slovenian: “YPM”
  • Spanish: “Museo Peabody de Historia Natural”

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