R.R. Bowker

American publishing company from 1868, acquired 1878 by Richard Rogers Bowker
Organization publishing_house Q21809557
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R.R. Bowker

Summary

R.R. Bowker is a publishing house[1]. It draws 50 Wikipedia views per month (publishing_house category, ranking #137 of 994).[2]

Key Facts

  • A notable work attributed to R.R. Bowker is Books In Print[3].
  • R.R. Bowker was a member of International DOI Foundation[4].
  • R.R. Bowker is in the country of United States[5].
  • R.R. Bowker's instance of is recorded as publishing house[6].
  • R.R. Bowker's instance of is recorded as business[7].
  • R.R. Bowker's founder is recorded as Frederick Leypoldt[8].
  • R.R. Bowker's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[9].
  • R.R. Bowker's headquarters location is recorded as New Providence[10].
  • 1868 marks the founding of R.R. Bowker[11].
  • R.R. Bowker's parent organization or unit is recorded as Cambridge Information Group[12].
  • R.R. Bowker's official website is recorded as http://www.bowker.com/[13].
  • R.R. Bowker's legal form is recorded as limited liability company[14].
  • R.R. Bowker's number of viewers/listeners is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+728102'}[15].
  • R.R. Bowker's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+1917'}[16].

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Founding

R.R. Bowker's founder is recorded as Frederick Leypoldt[8]. 1868 marks the founding of it[11].

Operations

Headquarters locations include New York City[9], a global city[17], in United States[18], founded in 1624[19] and New Providence[10], a borough of New Jersey[20], in United States[21]. R.R. Bowker's parent organization or unit is recorded as Cambridge Information Group[12].

Why It Matters

R.R. Bowker draws 50 Wikipedia views per month (publishing_house category, ranking #137 of 994).[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

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. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . doi.org. Retrieved . doi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Geographicus Rare Antique Maps biographical dictionary of cartographers. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [21] ↑ . 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. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 7BFE-0D47-7AB2-369A-FA6A
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  2. 20w ago · 本日晴天 · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Founder → Frederick Leypoldt
    Library of congress authority id → n79046287
    National library of lithuania id → LNB:V*79804;=BO
    Isni → 0000000109438963
    + 46 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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