École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort
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The École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort (National Veterinary School of Alfort) is a school of veterinary medicine
located at 7, avenue du Général de Gaulle, Maisons-Alfort
, Val-de-Marne
, Île-de-France
, France
. It is operated under the French Ministry of the Agriculture and Fisheries.
The school was founded in 1765 by anatomist Honoré Fragonard
(1732–1799) and moved to its current location in 1766.
Member of the UniverSud Paris
.
Today the school contains about 600 students, 75 lecturers, and 45 researchers. It also contains a most unusual museum (the Musée Fragonard d'Alfort
) and a botanical garden (the Jardin botanique de l'École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort
); both are open to the public.
Veterinary medicine
Veterinary Medicine is the branch of science that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, disorder and injury in non-human animals...
located at 7, avenue du Général de Gaulle, Maisons-Alfort
Maisons-Alfort
Maisons-Alfort is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.Maisons-Alfort is famous as the location of the National Veterinary School of Alfort, the most renowned veterinary medical school in France...
, Val-de-Marne
Val-de-Marne
Val-de-Marne is a French department, named after the Marne River, located in the Île-de-France region. The department is situated to the southeast of the city of Paris.- Geography :...
, Île-de-France
Île-de-France (région)
Île-de-France is the wealthiest and most populated of the twenty-two administrative regions of France, composed mostly of the Paris metropolitan area....
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It is operated under the French Ministry of the Agriculture and Fisheries.
The school was founded in 1765 by anatomist Honoré Fragonard
Honoré Fragonard
Honoré Fragonard was a French anatomist, now remembered primarily for his remarkable collection of écorchés in the Musée Fragonard d'Alfort....
(1732–1799) and moved to its current location in 1766.
Member of the UniverSud Paris
UniverSud Paris
UniverSud Paris is one of the PRES ) in France. It gathers 21 Public universities, Grandes Écoles and National Research Center, covering nearly the whole spectrum of sciences .-History:...
.
Today the school contains about 600 students, 75 lecturers, and 45 researchers. It also contains a most unusual museum (the Musée Fragonard d'Alfort
Musée Fragonard d'Alfort
The Musée Fragonard d'Alfort, often simply the Musée Fragonard, is a museum of anatomical oddities located within the École Nationale Vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort, 7 avenue du Général de Gaulle, in Maisons-Alfort, a suburb of Paris...
) and a botanical garden (the Jardin botanique de l'École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort
Jardin botanique de l'École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort
The Jardin botanique de l'École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort is a botanical garden operated by the École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort, and located on the school's grounds at 7, avenue du Général de Gaulle, Maisons-Alfort, Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France...
); both are open to the public.
See also
- Jardin botanique de l'École nationale vétérinaire d'AlfortJardin botanique de l'École nationale vétérinaire d'AlfortThe Jardin botanique de l'École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort is a botanical garden operated by the École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort, and located on the school's grounds at 7, avenue du Général de Gaulle, Maisons-Alfort, Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France...
- Musée Fragonard d'AlfortMusée Fragonard d'AlfortThe Musée Fragonard d'Alfort, often simply the Musée Fragonard, is a museum of anatomical oddities located within the École Nationale Vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort, 7 avenue du Général de Gaulle, in Maisons-Alfort, a suburb of Paris...