McGill University
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McGill University
Summary
McGill University is a public research university[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of public_research_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,171 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- McGill University was a member of U Sports[3].
- McGill University was a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities[4].
- McGill University was a member of Association of Research Libraries[5].
- McGill University was a member of Canadian Association of Research Libraries[6].
- McGill University was a member of Universities Canada[7].
- McGill University was a member of U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities[8].
- McGill University is located in Montreal[9].
- McGill University is in the country of Canada[10].
- McGill University's instance of is recorded as public research university[11].
- McGill University's instance of is recorded as open-access publisher[12].
- McGill University's instance of is recorded as university in Quebec[13].
- McGill University's founder is recorded as James McGill[14].
- James McGill is named after McGill University[15].
- McGill University's headquarters location is recorded as Montreal[16].
- McGill University's postal code is recorded as H3A 2T5[17].
- McGill University's child organization or unit is recorded as Osler Library of the History of Medicine[18].
- McGill University's child organization or unit is recorded as Canadian Institute for International Peace and Security[19].
- McGill University's child organization or unit is recorded as International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research[20].
- McGill University's child organization or unit is recorded as Group for Research in Decision Analysis[21].
- McGill University's child organization or unit is recorded as McGill University School of Information Studies[22].
- McGill University's child organization or unit is recorded as McGill University Archives[23].
- McGill University's child organization or unit is recorded as McGill University Libraries[24].
- McGill University's child organization or unit is recorded as McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences[25].
- McGill University's child organization or unit is recorded as Rare Books and Special Collections[26].
- McGill University's child organization or unit is recorded as McGill Faculty of Science[27].
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Founding
McGill University's founder is recorded as James McGill[14]. 1821 marks the founding of it[28].
Operations
McGill University's headquarters location is recorded as Montreal[16]. Subsidiaries include Osler Library of the History of Medicine[18], an academic library[29], in Canada[30], founded in 1929[31]; Canadian Institute for International Peace and Security[19], an educational institution[32], in Canada[33], founded in 1996[34]; International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research[20], a facility[35], in Canada[36], founded in 2004[37]; Group for Research in Decision Analysis[21], a facility[38], in Canada[39], founded in 1979[40]; McGill University School of Information Studies[22], an academic department[41], in Canada[42]; and McGill University Archives[23], a university archive[43], in Canada[44], founded in 1962[45].
Brands and Namesakes
Things named for McGill University include mcgillite[46], a mineral species[47].
Why It Matters
McGill University ranks in the top 7% of public_research_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,171 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
Entities named for it include mcgillite[46], a mineral species[47].