Pessoa coletiva
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1866-
Budapest Zoo and Botanical Gardens is one of the oldest in the world. The idea of the foundation dates back to 1820-30s but it opened only on 9th August 1866. It was an initiative of a group of patriots among others geologist József Szabó, Ágoston Kubinyi, the Director of the National Museum, József Gerenday, the Director of the Botanical Garden of Budapest, and János Xántus, a zoologist, ethnographer, and the first director of the zoo