Historedia
Person

Ferdinand von Hochstetter

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1889

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Ferdinand von Hochstetter, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Grand opening of the Imperial Natural History Museum at the Vienna Hofburg

    1889

    Role: Managing director (appointed 1876, died 1884)

    1. August 10, 1889 · Vienna HofburgGrand Opening Ceremony

      Emperor Franz Joseph I officially opened the Imperial Natural History Museum on August 10, 1889, marking the completion of construction begun in 1871.

    2. August 13 to December 1889 · Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, AustriaVisitor Statistics

      The museum recorded 175,000 visitors from August 13 to the end of December 1889, with 134,000 visiting on Sundays alone.

Sources

  1. Natural History Museum, Vienna Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-11