Hoover Institution

American public policy think tank and research institution
Organization think_tank Q1147088
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Hoover Institution

Summary

Hoover Institution is a think tank[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of think_tank entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (775 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hoover Institution's field of work was economic policy[3].
  • Hoover Institution's field of work was education policy[4].
  • Hoover Institution's field of work was energy policy[5].
  • Hoover Institution's field of work was science policy[6].
  • Hoover Institution's field of work was technology policy[7].
  • Hoover Institution's field of work was health policy[8].
  • Hoover Institution received the National Humanities Medal[9].
  • Hoover Institution is located in Santa Clara County[10].
  • Hoover Institution is in the country of United States[11].
  • Hoover Institution's image is recorded as Stanford University Main Quad (cropped).jpg[12].
  • Hoover Institution's instance of is recorded as think tank[13].
  • Hoover Institution's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[14].
  • Hoover Institution's instance of is recorded as research center[15].
  • Hoover Institution's instance of is recorded as library[16].
  • Hoover Institution's instance of is recorded as research institute[17].
  • Hoover Institution's founder is recorded as Herbert Hoover[18].
  • Herbert Hoover is named after Hoover Institution[19].
  • Hoover Institution's headquarters location is recorded as Stanford University[20].
  • Hoover Institution's ISNI is recorded as 000000012348451X[21].
  • Hoover Institution's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 247816910[22].
  • Hoover Institution's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 149660596[23].
  • Hoover Institution's GND ID is recorded as 113309-3[24].
  • Hoover Institution's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79060221[25].
  • Hoover Institution's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11869886v[26].
  • Hoover Institution's IdRef ID is recorded as 026453487[27].

Body

Founding

Hoover Institution's founder is recorded as Herbert Hoover[18]. +1919-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it[28].

Identity

Hoover Institution's part of is recorded as Stanford University[29].

Leadership

Directors / managers include Thomas W. Gilligan[30] and Condoleezza Rice[31].

Operations

Hoover Institution's headquarters location is recorded as Stanford University[20]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Stanford University[32]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Hoover Institution Library and Archives[33].

Industry

Hoover Institution's industry is recorded as research[34]. Fields of work include economic policy[3], an academic discipline[35]; education policy[4], an academic discipline[36]; energy policy[5], a type of policy[37]; science policy[6]; technology policy[7], a type of policy[38]; and health policy[8], an academic discipline[39].

Recognition

Hoover Institution received the National Humanities Medal[9].

Why It Matters

Hoover Institution ranks in the top 4% of think_tank entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (775 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

What awards did Hoover Institution receive?

Honors received include National Humanities Medal[9].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . hoover.org. Retrieved . hoover.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . hoover.org. Retrieved . hoover.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . COURAGE Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . GRID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . GRID Release 2017-01-10. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . COURAGE Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . hoover.org. Retrieved . hoover.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . wikidata.org.
  32. [31] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Hoover Institution. Retrieved March 13, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/hoover-institution
MLA “Hoover Institution.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 13 Mar. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/hoover-institution.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_hoover-institution_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Hoover Institution}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/hoover-institution}, note = {Accessed: 2026-03-13}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Hoover Institution — https://4ort.xyz/entity/hoover-institution (retrieved 2026-03-13)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/hoover-institution · Last refreshed: