International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

international organization that represents chemists in individual countries
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International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry

Summary

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry is a learned society[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of learned_society entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (112 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry's field of work was chemistry[3].
  • International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry was a member of International Council for Science[4].
  • International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry was a member of Committee on Space Research[5].
  • International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry was a member of Joint Committee for Guides in Metrology[6].
  • International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry was a member of International Science Council[7].
  • International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry's instance of is recorded as learned society[8].
  • International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry's instance of is recorded as publishing house[9].
  • International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry's official language is recorded as English[10].
  • International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry's headquarters location is recorded as Zurich[11].
  • International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry's child organization or unit is recorded as IUPAC/IUPAP Joint Working Party[12].
  • International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry's Commons category is recorded as IUPAC[13].
  • International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry's industry is recorded as higher education[14].
  • 1919 marks the founding of International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry[15].
  • International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.90395455702707, 'lon': -78.87773303515677}[16].
  • International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry's official website is recorded as https://iupac.org/[17].
  • International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry's topic's main category is recorded as Category:IUPAC[18].
  • International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'IUPAC'}[19].
  • International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'UICPA'}[20].
  • International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'ИЮПАК'}[21].
  • International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'IUPAK'}[22].
  • International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '国际化联'}[23].
  • International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hant', 'text': '國際化聯'}[24].
  • International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fa', 'text': 'آیوپاک'}[25].
  • International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ka', 'text': 'იუპაქ'}[26].
  • International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'IUSTC'}[27].

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Founding

1919 marks the founding of International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry[15].

Identity

Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'IUPAC'}[19], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'UICPA'}[20], {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'ИЮПАК'}[21], {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'IUPAK'}[22], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '国际化联'}[23], and {'lang': 'zh-hant', 'text': '國際化聯'}[24].

Operations

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry's headquarters location is recorded as Zurich[11]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as IUPAC/IUPAP Joint Working Party[12].

Industry

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry's industry is recorded as higher education[14]. Its field of work was chemistry[3].

Why It Matters

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry ranks in the top 2% of learned_society entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (112 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Works attributed to it include Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry[30], a work[31].

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  10. [5] . cosparhq.cnes.fr. cosparhq.cnes.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . council.science. Retrieved . council.science. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . ROR release v1.19. wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . 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. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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