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A Little History of the World

1985 essay by Ernst Gombrich
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A Little History of the World

Summary

A Little History of the World is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (117 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Little History of the World authored Q78504[3].
  • A Little History of the World's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • A Little History of the World's genre is essay[5].
  • A Little History of the World's language of work or name is recorded as German[6].
  • A Little History of the World was published on 1985[7].

Body

Authorship and Creation

A Little History of the World authored Q78504[3].

Publication

A Little History of the World was released on 1985[7]. Its language of work or name is recorded as German[6]. Its genre is essay[5].

Why It Matters

A Little History of the World ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (117 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

literary work

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Author → Q78504
    Publication date → +1985-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → literary work
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