Founding of the Society
Year	Authority / Notes
1846 - 1940	According to a Wikipedia article on Ernst Friedrich August Boll (1817 - 1868), “ In 1846 he was a founding member of Vereins der Freunde der Naturgeschichte Mecklenburg (Association of Friends of Natural History of Mecklenburg), and he was editor of the group's archives from 1847 until his death in 1868.” The catalogue records for the Archiv of this body indicate that it ran until 1940; the function of the Archiv was resumed in 1954 by the Universität Rostock.
Seat of the Society
City	Authority / Notes
Mecklenburg Germany	This location is supported by the name of the association.
Name of the Society
Dates	Name	Authority
1846 - 1940	Verein der Freunde der Naturgeschichte in Mecklenburg	The start date and name are provided by the above-mentioned Wikipedia article. The run from 1847to 1940 is established by the catalogue records for its Archiv.

Journals of the Society
Years	Full Journal Title	Abbrev.
1.1847 - 75.1922   A	Archiv des Vereins der Freunde der Naturgeschichte in Mecklenburg Continued by B. [Zeitschriftendatenbank (ZDB)]	Archiv des Vereins d. Freunde d. naturwiss. in Mecklenb. [Pogg., v.1, col.549 cites Heft VI.]
1.1923/24,1-2   B	Archiv mecklenburgischer Naturforscher / Verein der Freunde der Naturgeschichte in Mecklenburg ; Naturforschende und Medizinische Gesellschaft in Rostock ; Norddeutsche Vogelwarte, Rostock ; Bund für Vogelschutz, Schwerin Continues A. Continued by C. [Zeitschriftendatenbank (ZDB)]
N.F. 1=78.1925 - 15.1940   C	Archiv des Vereins der Freunde der Naturgeschichte in Mecklenburg Continues B. [Zeitschriftendatenbank (ZDB)]