Quakers

Christian denominational family (1652-)
Organization christian_denominational_family Q170208
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Quakers

Summary

Quakers is a Christian denominational family[1]. Quakers ranks in the top 3% of christian_denominational_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,652 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Quakers received the Nobel Peace Prize[3].
  • Quakers was a member of Zentralstelle für Recht und Schutz der Kriegsdienstverweigerer aus Gewissensgründen[4].
  • Quakers's instance of is recorded as Christian denominational family[5].
  • Quakers's instance of is recorded as worldview[6].
  • Quakers's instance of is recorded as religion[7].
  • Quakers's founder is recorded as George Fox[8].
  • Quakers is part of Protestantism[9].
  • Quakers's Commons category is recorded as Quakerism[10].
  • Quakers's archives at is recorded as International Institute of Social History[11].
  • Quakers comprises Quanglican[12].
  • 1652 marks the founding of Quakers[13].
  • Quakers's official website is recorded as http://www.quaker.org/[14].
  • Quakers's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Quakerism[15].
  • Quakers's Commons gallery is recorded as Quaker[16].
  • Quakers's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as denomination=quaker[17].
  • Quakers's described by source is recorded as Infernal Dictionary, 6th ed.[18].
  • Quakers's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Quakers's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Quakers's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21].
  • Quakers's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[22].
  • Quakers's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[23].
  • Quakers's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[24].
  • Quakers's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[25].
  • Quakers's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[26].
  • Quakers's different from is recorded as Shakers[27].

Body

Founding

Quakers's founder is recorded as George Fox[8]. 1652 marks the founding of Quakers[13].

Identity

Quakers is part of Protestantism[9].

Recognition

Quakers received the Nobel Peace Prize[3].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Quakers include Shakers[28], a Christian denomination[29], founded in 1740[30] and Quaker gun[31].

Why It Matters

Quakers ranks in the top 3% of christian_denominational_family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,652 views/month).[2] Quakers has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Quakers is known by 108 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Quakers has been cited as an influence by Henry David Thoreau[34], a poet[35], 1817–1862[36], of United States[37], awarded the Hall of Fame for Great Americans[38], specialised in writing[39].

Entities named for Quakers include Shakers[28], a Christian denomination[29], founded in 1740[30] and Quaker gun[31].

FAQs

What awards did Quakers receive?

Honors received include Nobel Peace Prize[3].

Who did Quakers influence?

Quakers has been cited as an influence by Henry David Thoreau[34].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . nobelprize.org. nobelprize.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . hdl.handle.net. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] . 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. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Archives at International Institute of Social History
    Instance of Christian denominational family, worldview, religion
    Has parts
    On focus list of wikimedia project Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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