Encyclopædia Britannica

Summary

Encyclopædia Britannica is a written work^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.25% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,898 views/month, #16 of 6,426).^[2]

Key Facts

• Encyclopædia Britannica authored Andrew Bell^[3].
• Encyclopædia Britannica's image is recorded as Encyclopaedia Britannica 15 with 2002.jpg^[4].
• Encyclopædia Britannica's instance of is recorded as written work^[5].
• Encyclopædia Britannica's illustrator is recorded as Andrew Bell^[6].
• Encyclopædia Britannica's publisher is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Inc.^[7].
• Encyclopædia Britannica's genre is recorded as encyclopedia^[8].
• Encyclopædia Britannica's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 182582870^[9].
• Encyclopædia Britannica's GND ID is recorded as 4284672-9^[10].
• Encyclopædia Britannica's OCLC number is recorded as 71783328^[11].
• Encyclopædia Britannica's OCLC number is recorded as 156863675^[12].
• Encyclopædia Britannica's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr89013909^[13].
• Encyclopædia Britannica's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12294436q^[14].
• Encyclopædia Britannica's IdRef ID is recorded as 031794831^[15].
• Encyclopædia Britannica's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00627915^[16].
• Encyclopædia Britannica's Commons category is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica^[17].
• Encyclopædia Britannica's language of work or name is recorded as British English^[18].
• Encyclopædia Britannica's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[19].
• Encyclopædia Britannica's country of origin is recorded as United States^[20].
• Encyclopædia Britannica's website account on is recorded as Kahoot!^[21].
• +1768-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Encyclopædia Britannica^[22].
• Encyclopædia Britannica's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02ljv^[23].
• Encyclopædia Britannica's Open Library ID is recorded as OL15859174W^[24].
• Encyclopædia Britannica's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ko2002102484^[25].
• Encyclopædia Britannica's has edition or translation is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica First Edition^[26].
• Encyclopædia Britannica's has edition or translation is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Second Edition^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Encyclopædia Britannica's instance of is recorded as written work^[5].

History and Context

+1768-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Encyclopædia Britannica^[22].

Why It Matters

Encyclopædia Britannica ranks in the top 0.25% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,898 views/month, #16 of 6,426).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]