Harvard University

Summary

Harvard University is a private university^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.17% of private_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,044 views/month, #1 of 589).^[2]

Key Facts

• Harvard University was a member of Ivy League^[3].
• Harvard University was a member of ORCID, Inc.^[4].
• Harvard University was a member of Digital Library Federation^[5].
• Harvard University was a member of Association of Research Libraries^[6].
• Harvard University was a member of IIIF Consortium^[7].
• Harvard University was a member of Coalition of Open Access Policy Institutions^[8].
• Harvard University is located in Cambridge^[9].
• Harvard University is located in Massachusetts^[10].
• Harvard University is located in Middlesex County^[11].
• Harvard University is located in Boston^[12].
• Harvard University is located in Suffolk County^[13].
• Harvard University is in the country of United States^[14].
• Harvard University's instance of is recorded as private university^[15].
• Harvard University's instance of is recorded as research university^[16].
• Harvard University's instance of is recorded as Colonial Colleges^[17].
• Harvard University's instance of is recorded as private not-for-profit educational institution^[18].
• Harvard University's founder is recorded as Massachusetts General Court^[19].
• Harvard University's basic form of government is recorded as Harvard Board of Overseers^[20].
• John Harvard is named after Harvard University^[21].
• Harvard University's headquarters location is recorded as Cambridge^[22].
• Harvard University's postal code is recorded as 02138^[23].
• Harvard University's child organization or unit is recorded as Harvard Business School^[24].
• Harvard University's child organization or unit is recorded as Harvard Art Museums^[25].
• Harvard University's child organization or unit is recorded as Harvard Management Company^[26].
• Harvard University's child organization or unit is recorded as Global Health and Health Policy, Harvard University^[27].

Body

Founding

Harvard University's founder is recorded as Massachusetts General Court^[19].

Operations

Harvard University's headquarters location is recorded as Cambridge^[22]. Subsidiaries include Harvard Business School^[24], a business school^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1908^[30], headquartered in Boston^[31]; Harvard Art Museums^[25], an art museum^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1895^[34]; Harvard Management Company^[26], a business^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1974^[37], headquartered in Boston^[38]; Global Health and Health Policy, it^[27]; Center for Arabic Study Abroad, Harvard University Center for Middle Eastern Studies^[39]; and Harvard Transdisciplinary Research in Energetics and Cancer Center, it^[40].

Industry

Harvard University's industry is recorded as higher education^[41].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Harvard University include Harvard Tarn^[42], a lake^[43].

Why It Matters

Harvard University ranks in the top 0.17% of private_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,044 views/month, #1 of 589).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

Entities named for it include Harvard Tarn^[42], a lake^[43].