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Société des Naturalistes Genevois

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Société des Naturalistes Genevois =
Society of Naturalists of Geneva
Founding of the Society
Year
Authority / Notes
1790
According to the name authority record in the Univ. Toronto cat., the Society was founded in 1790 as Société des Naturalistes Genevois. Its name changed in 1792 to Société Genevoise d'Historie Naturelle. [Note: Historie is likely a misprint for Histoire.] Its name changed shortly after to Société de Physique et d'Histoire Naturelle de Genève.
Seat of the Society
City
Authority / Notes
Geneva
Switzerland
This location is supported by the name of the society.
Name of the Society
Dates
Name
Authority
1790 - 1792? Société des Naturalistes Genevois This is supported by the name authority record in the Univ. Toronto cat..
1792 - 1793? Société Genevoise d'Historie Naturelle
[Note: this is likely a misprint for Société Genevoise d'Histoire Naturelle.]
This is supported by the name authority record in the Univ. Toronto cat..
1793? - Société de Physique et d'Histoire Naturelle de Genève This is supported by the name authority record in the Univ. Toronto cat. and the society's publications.
Société de Physique et d'Histoire Naturelle de Genève (SPHN) = Society of Physics and Natural History of Geneva Website = http://www.unige.ch/sphn/
Journals of the Society
Years
Full Journal Title
Abbrev.
Indexed
1821 -
(v.1 - )
 
A
Mémoires de la Société de Physique et d'Histoire Naturelle de Genève
The record for this entry in the Univ. Calif. cat. gives the following notes: Suspended 1940-1960? Vols. 1-40, 1821-1930, in v. 40.
[Univ. Calif. cat.; Bibliot. Nat. France cat.; Scudder #2163a]
Genève, Mém. Soc. Phys.
[RSLC, v.1, p.xxxiv]
Genève, Soc. Phys. Mém.
[RSLC, v.9, p.xvii]
Mém. de Genève
[Pogg., v.1, col.463 cites what is evidently an obituary notice of an apothecary Jean Antoine Colladon (1758-1830) in V; a date of about 1830 is consistent with vol. V for this journal.]
Mém. Genève
[Pogg., v.1, col.148 cites an article by Jean François Berger (1779-1833) in T. VI et VII; the corresponding entry in RSLC, v.1, p.291 gives the journal-title abbrev. as Genève, Mém. Soc. Phys. and the date as 1833.]
Mem. Soc. Phys. d'Hist. Nat. Genève
[J. Roy. Anthrop. Instit., Vol. 68 (Jan. - Jun., 1938), p.29 cites vol. 40, 1927.]
Mém. Soc. Phys. de Genève
[Phil. Trans., Vol. 164 (1874), p.114 cites 1861, tom. xvi.]
Mém. Soc. Phys. et Hist. Nat. Genève
[J. Animal Ecology, Vol. 5, No. 1 (May, 1936), p.180 cites 40 (1927) and 41 (1935).]
Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève
[Phil. Trans., Vol. 164 (1874), p.107 cites 1861.]
Mem. Soc. Phys. Geneve
[Science, New Series, Vol. 177, No. 4052 (Sep. 8, 1972), p.887 cites 21 (1872).]
Mem. Soc. Phys. Hist. Nat. Genève
[Phil. Trans., B Vol. 200 (1909), p.504 cites T. 16, 1861.]
Pogg.
RSLC
1846 - 1857
(v.1 - v.36);
1858 - 1878
(n.s. v.1 - v.64);
1879 - 1895
(3e s. v.1 - v.34);
1896 - 1918
(4e s. v.1 - 46);
1919 - 1947
(5e s. v.1 - v.29)
 
B
Archives des Sciences Physiques et Naturelles
According to Bibliot. Nat. France cat.. from 1852 to 1910 contains: Compte rendu des travaux présentés à la... session de la Société helvétique des sciences naturelles (not the same as the SPHNG).
Had C as supplement for 1918-1947.
Merged with C to form D.
[Bibliot. Nat. France cat.]
Archives Sci. Phys. Nat.
[RSLC, v.7, p.viii]
RSLC
1885 - 1947
(v.1 - v.64)
 
C
Compte Rendu des séances de la Société de Physique et d'Histoire Naturelle de Genève.
Bibliot. Nat. France cat. gives the date for v.1 as 1884.
Supplement to B 1918-1947. In 1948, merged with B to form D.
[Univ. Calif. cat.; Bibliot. Nat. France cat.]
 
 
1948 - 1980
(v.1, fasc.1 - v.33, fasc.2-3)
 
D
Archives des Sciences
Continues B and absorbed C.
Supplemented by E. Merged with E to form F.
[Univ. Calif. cat.]
 
 
1966 - 1980
(Nouv. sér., v.1 - v.15)
 
E
Compte Rendu des séances de la Société de Physique et d'Histoire Naturelle de Genève.
Supplement to D.
Merged with D to form F.
[Univ. Calif. cat.]
 
 
1981 -
(v.34, fasc.1 - )
 
F
Archives des Sciences et Compte Rendu des séances de la Société
Note: "édités par la Société de Physique et d'Histoire Naturelle de Genève."
Formed by the union of D and E.
[Univ. Calif. cat.]
 
 

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