Project Gutenberg

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Project Gutenberg is a digital library.[1] It is associated with the United States.

It was established on December 1, 1971.

Project Gutenberg

Summary

Project Gutenberg is a digital library[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of digital_library entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,991 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Project Gutenberg authored Michael S. Hart[3].
  • Project Gutenberg is in the country of United States[4].
  • Project Gutenberg's instance of is recorded as digital library[5].
  • Project Gutenberg's instance of is recorded as MediaWiki wiki[6].
  • Project Gutenberg's instance of is recorded as publishing house[7].
  • Project Gutenberg's instance of is recorded as website[8].
  • Project Gutenberg's official language is recorded as English[9].
  • Project Gutenberg's founder is recorded as Michael S. Hart[10].
  • Project Gutenberg was published by Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation[11].
  • Project Gutenberg is operated by Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation[12].
  • Johannes Gutenberg is named after Project Gutenberg[13].
  • Project Gutenberg's copyright license is recorded as Unlicense[14].
  • Project Gutenberg is part of Semantic Web[15].
  • Project Gutenberg's Commons category is recorded as Project Gutenberg[16].
  • Project Gutenberg's language of work or name is recorded as multiple languages[17].
  • December 1, 1971 marks the founding of Project Gutenberg[18].
  • July 4, 1971 marks the founding of Project Gutenberg[19].
  • Project Gutenberg's official website is recorded as https://gutenberg.org[20].
  • Project Gutenberg's main subject is public domain[21].
  • Project Gutenberg's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/gbnewby/gutenbergsite[22].
  • Project Gutenberg's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/project-gutenberg[23].
  • Project Gutenberg's depends on software is recorded as Q83[24].
  • Project Gutenberg's Alexa rank is recorded as {'amount': '+6523'}[25].
  • Project Gutenberg's main Wikidata property is recorded as P1938[26].
  • Project Gutenberg's main Wikidata property is recorded as P2034[27].

Body

Founding

Project Gutenberg's founder is recorded as Michael S. Hart[10]. Recorded inception include December 1, 1971[18] and July 4, 1971[19].

Identity

Project Gutenberg is part of Semantic Web[15].

Operations

Project Gutenberg is operated by Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation[12].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Project Gutenberg include Project Runeberg[28], a website[29], in Sweden[30], founded in 1992[31] and Projekt Gutenberg-DE[32], a digital library[33], founded in 1994[34].

Why It Matters

Project Gutenberg ranks in the top 3% of digital_library entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,991 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for it include Project Runeberg[28], a website[29], in Sweden[30], founded in 1992[31] and Projekt Gutenberg-DE[32], a digital library[33], founded in 1994[34].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Library of Congress Online Catalog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . gutenberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Library of Congress Online Catalog. Retrieved . lccn.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Project Gutenberg. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . gutenberg.org. Retrieved . gutenberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . alexa.com. alexa.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . 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. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15h ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 20d ago · RealBogKon · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Crunchbase organization id project-gutenberg
    Library of congress authority id no94013195
    Operator Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation
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