Royal Geographical Society

Summary

Royal Geographical Society is a charitable organization^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of charitable_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,046 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Royal Geographical Society was a member of British and Irish Committee on Map Information and Cataloguing Systems^[3].
• Royal Geographical Society was a member of Society Publishers' Coalition^[4].
• Royal Geographical Society was a member of Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers^[5].
• Royal Geographical Society was a member of Arts and Humanities Alliance^[6].
• Royal Geographical Society is located in City of Westminster^[7].
• Royal Geographical Society is in the country of United Kingdom^[8].
• Royal Geographical Society's instance of is recorded as charitable organization^[9].
• Royal Geographical Society's instance of is recorded as scientific society^[10].
• Royal Geographical Society's instance of is recorded as national academy^[11].
• Royal Geographical Society's instance of is recorded as geographical society^[12].
• Royal Geographical Society's headquarters location is recorded as Lowther Lodge^[13].
• Royal Geographical Society's postal code is recorded as SW7 2AR^[14].
• Royal Geographical Society's Commons category is recorded as Royal Geographical Society^[15].
• Royal Geographical Society's industry is recorded as geography^[16].
• January 1, 1830 marks the founding of Royal Geographical Society^[17].
• Royal Geographical Society's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.5015, 'lon': -0.1751}^[18].
• Royal Geographical Society's official website is recorded as http://www.rgs.org^[19].
• Royal Geographical Society's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Royal Geographical Society^[20].
• Royal Geographical Society's topic has template is recorded as Template:Royal Geographical Society^[21].
• Royal Geographical Society's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Royal Geographical Society'}^[22].
• Royal Geographical Society's different from is recorded as Geological Society of London^[23].
• Royal Geographical Society's member count is recorded as {'amount': '+16500'}^[24].
• Royal Geographical Society's position held by head of the organization is recorded as President of the Royal Geographical Society^[25].
• Royal Geographical Society's house publication is recorded as Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of London^[26].
• Royal Geographical Society's house publication is recorded as Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers^[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1830 marks the founding of Royal Geographical Society^[17].

Operations

Royal Geographical Society's headquarters location is recorded as Lowther Lodge^[13].

Industry

Royal Geographical Society's industry is recorded as geography^[16].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Royal Geographical Society include Geographical Society Island^[28], an island^[29], in Greenland^[30].

Why It Matters

Royal Geographical Society ranks in the top 3% of charitable_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,046 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for it include Geographical Society Island^[28], an island^[29], in Greenland^[30].