Russian-American Company

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Russian-American Company

Summary

Russian-American Company is a business[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Russian-American Company is in the country of Russian Empire[3].
  • Russian-American Company's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Russian-American Company's instance of is recorded as chartered company[5].
  • Russian-American Company's founder is recorded as Grigory Shelikhov[6].
  • Russian-American Company's founder is recorded as Nikolai Rezanov[7].
  • Russian-American Company's headquarters location is recorded as Saint Petersburg[8].
  • Russian-American Company's flag is recorded as Russian-American Company flag[9].
  • Russian-American Company's Commons category is recorded as Russian-American Company[10].
  • Russian-American Company's industry is recorded as fur trade[11].
  • July 8, 1799 marks the founding of Russian-American Company[12].
  • Russian-American Company was dissolved in 1881[13].
  • Russian-American Company's location of formation is recorded as Saint Petersburg[14].
  • Russian-American Company's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Russian-American Company[15].
  • Russian-American Company's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedic Lexicon[16].
  • Russian-American Company's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Russian-American Company's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Russian-American Company's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Russian-American Company's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Russian-American Company's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Под высочайшим Его Императорского Величества покровительством Российская-Американская Компания'}[21].
  • Russian-American Company's legal form is recorded as joint-stock company[22].
  • Russian-American Company's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Подъ Высочайшимъ Его Императорскаго Величества покровительствомъ Россійская Американская компанія'}[23].
  • Russian-American Company's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Chief manager of the Russian-American Company[24].

Body

Founding

Founders include Grigory Shelikhov[6] and Nikolai Rezanov[7]. July 8, 1799 marks the founding of Russian-American Company[12]. Its location of formation is recorded as Saint Petersburg[14].

Identity

Russian-American Company's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Под высочайшим Его Императорского Величества покровительством Российская-Американская Компания'}[21].

Operations

Russian-American Company's headquarters location is recorded as Saint Petersburg[8].

Industry

Russian-American Company's industry is recorded as fur trade[11].

Dissolution

Russian-American Company was dissolved in 1881[13].

Why It Matters

Russian-American Company has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 8w ago · 本日晴天 · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Industry fur trade
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date +1881-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Founder Grigory Shelikhov, Nikolai Rezanov
    Dissolved
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