Ferrantia

Ferrantia is the scientific publication series issued by the Musée national d'histoire naturelle Luxembourg (MNHNL), the national natural history museum of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It is a scholarly imprint rather than a commercial consumer brand: its volumes present the results of research in the natural sciences, chiefly concerning Luxembourg and the surrounding Greater Region. The series is named after Victor Ferrant (1856–1942), a Luxembourgish zoologist and former curator at the museum, whose name it has carried since its renaming in 2002. The series began in 1980 under the title Travaux scientifiques du Musée national d'histoire naturelle de Luxembourg, with consecutively numbered volumes appearing irregularly according to need. From volume 33 onward, in 2002, the series adopted the shorter name Ferrantia while retaining the older title as a subtitle. Most volumes contain a single study, while others gather several papers on a specific subject. Texts are published in German, French or English, reflecting the multilingual scholarly tradition of Luxembourg. By 2012 a total of 68 volumes had appeared. The series carries the ISSN 1682-5519. It is one of several natural-science periodicals published in Luxembourg, alongside titles such as the Bulletin de la Société des naturalistes luxembourgeois, Archives des sciences naturelles, physiques et mathématiques, and Regulus / Wissenschaftliche Berichte. As a museum publication, Ferrantia is owned and managed by the MNHNL, a state institution, and serves the museum's mission of documenting, conserving and disseminating knowledge about the country's bio- and geodiversity.

Ferrantia is the scientific publication series of the Musée national d'histoire naturelle Luxembourg (MNHNL). Its history begins in 1980, when the museum launched a numbered series of scientific works under the title Travaux scientifiques du Musée national d'histoire naturelle de Luxembourg. Between 1980 and 1999, 32 consecutively numbered volumes appeared under that name, published irregularly according to the museum's research output and editorial needs. In 2002, starting with volume 33, the series was given a new, shorter name: Ferrantia. The renaming honoured Victor Ferrant (1856–1942), a Luxembourgish zoologist and former curator at the museum. The older title was retained as a subtitle, so that volumes continued to be identified as part of the museum's scientific works. The series publishes the results of research in the natural sciences, mainly from Luxembourg and the Greater Region. Most volumes contain a single study, while a number of others bring together several papers on a particular subject. Texts are written in German, French or English, and volumes appear irregularly depending on need. By 2012, a total of 68 volumes had been published. The series carries the ISSN 1682-5519. It sits within a broader tradition of Luxembourgish natural-science periodicals, alongside titles such as the Bulletin de la Société des naturalistes luxembourgeois (from 1891), Archives des sciences naturelles, physiques et mathématiques (from 1906), Regulus / Wissenschaftliche Berichte (from 1951), Bembecia (from 2007) and Naturwaldreservate in Luxemburg (from 2008). As a publication of the national natural history museum, Ferrantia is owned and managed by a state institution and supports the museum's mission of managing, conserving and promoting Luxembourg's natural heritage collections and of maintaining the national scientific database on bio- and geodiversity.

• 2012

  A total of 68 volumes have been published in the series.

• 2002

  From volume 33 onward, the series is renamed Ferrantia, retaining the old title as a subtitle.

• 1999

  By this year, 32 consecutively numbered volumes have appeared under the original title.

• 1980

  The series begins as Travaux scientifiques du Musée national d'histoire naturelle de Luxembourg.

Scholarly natural-science publication series of Luxembourg's national natural history museum, focused on Luxembourg and the Greater Region.

• Ferrantia. Travaux scientifiques du Musée national d'histoire naturelle

  Scientific publication series of the MNHNL, publishing natural-science research mainly from Luxembourg and the Greater Region.

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