Library of Alexandria

Summary

Library of Alexandria is a research library^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Library of Alexandria is the creator of Ptolemy I Soter^[3].
• Library of Alexandria is located in Alexandria^[4].
• Library of Alexandria is in the country of Ptolemaic Kingdom^[5].
• Library of Alexandria is in the country of Roman Empire^[6].
• Library of Alexandria's instance of is recorded as research library^[7].
• Library of Alexandria's instance of is recorded as library^[8].
• Library of Alexandria's instance of is recorded as cultural institution^[9].
• The location of Library of Alexandria was Alexandria^[10].
• Library of Alexandria is part of Musaeum^[11].
• Library of Alexandria's Commons category is recorded as Library of Alexandria^[12].
• 300 BC marks the founding of Library of Alexandria^[13].
• Library of Alexandria was dissolved in 400^[14].
• Library of Alexandria's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.208889, 'lon': 29.909167}^[15].
• Library of Alexandria's significant event is recorded as Destruction of the Library of Alexandria^[16].
• Library of Alexandria's dedicated to is recorded as Muse^[17].
• Library of Alexandria's sponsor is recorded as Ptolemaic dynasty^[18].
• Library of Alexandria's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Library of Alexandria^[19].
• Library of Alexandria's facet of is recorded as classical literature^[20].
• Library of Alexandria's described by source is recorded as The Catholic Encyclopedia^[21].
• Library of Alexandria's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[22].
• Library of Alexandria's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[23].
• Library of Alexandria's described by source is recorded as Kościelna encyclopedia^[24].
• Library of Alexandria's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana^[25].
• Library of Alexandria's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia^[26].
• Library of Alexandria's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[27].

Body

Founding

300 BC marks the founding of Library of Alexandria^[13].

Identity

Library of Alexandria is part of Musaeum^[11].

Dissolution

Library of Alexandria was dissolved in 400^[14].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Library of Alexandria include OpenAlex^[28], a bibliographic database^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 2022^[31] and Alexa Internet^[32], a business^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1996^[35], headquartered in San Francisco^[36].

Why It Matters

Library of Alexandria has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for it include OpenAlex^[28], a bibliographic database^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 2022^[31] and Alexa Internet^[32], a business^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1996^[35], headquartered in San Francisco^[36].