Leipzig University

university in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany (1409-)
Organization public_university Q154804
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Summary

Leipzig University is a public university[1]. It draws 3,387 Wikipedia views per month (public university category, ranking #105 of 933).[2]

Key Facts

  • Member of: Utrecht Network[3], Verein zur Förderung eines Deutschen Forschungsnetzes[4], German Rectors' Conference[5], German University Sports Federation[6], European University Association[7], Informationsdienst Wissenschaft[8], Franco-German University[9], German National Research Data Infrastructure[10], ORCID, Inc.[11], ELIXIR Germany[12], Arqus European University Alliance[13]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Leipzig[14]
  • Country: Germany[15]
  • Instance of: open-access publisher[16], comprehensive university[17], university of applied sciences[18]
  • Founder: William II, Margrave of Meissen[19]
  • Headquarters location: Leipzig[20], Königliches Palais[21]
  • Child organization or unit: HISTOdigitaLE[22], Leipzig University Library[23], Wilhelm Ostwald Institute[24], Institute of Ancient Near Eastern Studies[25], Hochschuldidaktik Sachsen[26], Else-Frenkel-Brunswik-Institut[27]
  • Commons category: Universität Leipzig[28]
  • Has part(s): Q28738079[29], Veterinärmedizinische Fakultät der Universität Leipzig[30], Hochschuldidaktik Sachsen[31], Else-Frenkel-Brunswik-Institut[32]
  • Inception: December 2, 1409[33]
  • Official website: http://www.uni-leipzig.de[34], https://www.uni-leipzig.de/[35], https://www.uni-leipzig.de/en[36]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Leipzig University[37]
  • Commons gallery: Universität Leipzig[38]
  • Rector: Eva Inés Obergfell[39]
  • Employees: 5300[40]
  • Phone number: +49 (0) 341 97 30108[41]
  • Described by source: Korrespondenzen der Frühromantik[42], Dresdner Hefte[43]
  • Official name: Universität Leipzig – Alma Mater Lipsiensis[44]
  • Motto text: Aus Tradition Grenzen überschreiten[45]
  • Legal form: Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts[46]
  • Native label: Universität Leipzig[47]
  • Owner of: DBpedia[48]

Why It Matters

Leipzig University has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] ↑ . Directory of Open Access Journals. wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Directory of Open Access Journals. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] ↑ . studieren.sachsen.de. studieren.sachsen.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] ↑ . uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved . uni-leipzig.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [4] ↑ . dfn.de. Retrieved . dfn.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [5] ↑ . hrk.de. Retrieved . hrk.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [6] ↑ . adh.de. Retrieved . adh.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [7] ↑ . eua.eu. Retrieved . eua.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [8] ↑ . idw-online.de. Retrieved . idw-online.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [9] ↑ . dfh-ufa.org. Retrieved . dfh-ufa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [10] ↑ . nfdi.de. Retrieved . nfdi.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [11] ↑ . orcid.org. Retrieved . orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . idw-online.de. Retrieved . idw-online.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . uni-leipzig.de. uni-leipzig.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . idw-online.de. Retrieved . idw-online.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . transparenzdatenbank.berlin.de. Retrieved . transparenzdatenbank.berlin.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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