Stanford University

private research university in Stanford, California, USA
Organization private_university Q41506
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Stanford University

Summary

Stanford University is a private university[1]. It ranks in the top 0.51% of private_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,324 views/month, #3 of 589).[2]

Key Facts

  • Stanford University's field of work was higher education[3].
  • Stanford University's field of work was research[4].
  • Stanford University was a member of ORCID, Inc.[5].
  • Stanford University was a member of Digital Library Federation[6].
  • Stanford University was a member of Pac-12 Conference[7].
  • Stanford University was a member of World Wide Web Consortium[8].
  • Stanford University was a member of Consortium of Social Science Associations[9].
  • Stanford University was a member of Dryad[10].
  • Stanford University is located in California[11].
  • Stanford University is located in Santa Clara County[12].
  • Stanford University is located in Palo Alto[13].
  • Stanford University is in the country of United States[14].
  • Stanford University's instance of is recorded as private university[15].
  • Stanford University's instance of is recorded as research university[16].
  • Stanford University's instance of is recorded as private not-for-profit educational institution[17].
  • Stanford University's instance of is recorded as open-access publisher[18].
  • Stanford University's founder is recorded as Leland Stanford[19].
  • Stanford University's founder is recorded as Jane Stanford[20].
  • Leland Stanford, Jr. is named after Stanford University[21].
  • Stanford University's headquarters location is recorded as Stanford[22].
  • The location of Stanford University was Stanford[23].
  • Stanford University's postal code is recorded as 94305[24].
  • Stanford University's child organization or unit is recorded as Stanford Humanities Center, Stanford University[25].
  • Stanford University's child organization or unit is recorded as Stanford University Mechanical Engineering Department[26].
  • Stanford University's child organization or unit is recorded as Center for Integrated Facility Engineering, Stanford University[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Leland Stanford[19] and Jane Stanford[20]. 1885 marks the founding of Stanford University[28].

Operations

Stanford University's headquarters location is recorded as Stanford[22]. Subsidiaries include Stanford Humanities Center, it[25], an academic institution[29], in United States[30]; Stanford University Mechanical Engineering Department[26], an academic department[31], in United States[32]; Center for Integrated Facility Engineering, it[27]; Brown Institute for Media Innovation[33], a research institute[34], in United States[35], founded in 2012[36]; Stanford University School of Medicine[37], a medical school[38], in United States[39], founded in 1908[40]; and Max Planck Center for Visual Computing and Communication[41], a facility[42], in Germany[43], founded in 2003[44].

Industry

Stanford University's industry is recorded as higher education[45]. Fields of work include higher education[3], an educational stage[46] and research[4], a type of process[47].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Stanford University include Stanford[48], a census-designated place in the United States[49], in United States[50]; Stanford–Binet Intelligence Scales[51], an IQ test[52]; Stanford torus[53], a hypothetical technology[54]; and Mount Stanford[55], a mountain[56], in United States[57].

Why It Matters

Stanford University ranks in the top 0.51% of private_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,324 views/month, #3 of 589).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 94 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

Entities named for it include Stanford[48], a census-designated place in the United States[49], in United States[50]; Stanford–Binet Intelligence Scales[51], an IQ test[52]; Stanford torus[53], a hypothetical technology[54]; and Mount Stanford[55], a mountain[56], in United States[57].

References

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  1. [14] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [17] . Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . Q1227538. wikidata.org.
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  8. [19] . stanford.edu. Retrieved . stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [20] . stanford.edu. Retrieved . stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  14. [22] . news.stanford.edu. Retrieved . news.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [5] . orcid.org. Retrieved . orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  27. [8] . w3.org. Retrieved . w3.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [9] . cossa.org. Retrieved . cossa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [10] . datadryad.org. Retrieved . datadryad.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [48] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  1. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  20. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [57] . 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. [58] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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