African Academy of Sciences

academy of sciences in Africa
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African Academy of Sciences

Summary

African Academy of Sciences is an academy of sciences[1]. It draws 19 Wikipedia views per month (academy_of_sciences category, ranking #42 of 117).[2]

Key Facts

  • African Academy of Sciences was a member of ORCID, Inc.[3].
  • African Academy of Sciences was a member of Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness[4].
  • African Academy of Sciences was a member of Network of African Science Academies[5].
  • African Academy of Sciences was a member of InterAcademy Partnership[6].
  • African Academy of Sciences was a member of International Science Council[7].
  • African Academy of Sciences was a member of UNESCO Global Open Science Partnership[8].
  • African Academy of Sciences is located in Nairobi[9].
  • African Academy of Sciences is in the country of Kenya[10].
  • African Academy of Sciences's instance of is recorded as academy of sciences[11].
  • African Academy of Sciences's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[12].
  • African Academy of Sciences's founder is recorded as Thomas Risley Odhiambo[13].
  • African Academy of Sciences's headquarters location is recorded as Nairobi[14].
  • African Academy of Sciences's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121079238[15].
  • African Academy of Sciences's ISNI is recorded as 000000040390390X[16].
  • African Academy of Sciences's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 126099153[17].
  • African Academy of Sciences's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 140245414[18].
  • African Academy of Sciences's GND ID is recorded as 16275925-3[19].
  • African Academy of Sciences's GND ID is recorded as 3003903-4[20].
  • African Academy of Sciences's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no90004049[21].
  • African Academy of Sciences's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12374981p[22].
  • African Academy of Sciences's IdRef ID is recorded as 259307467[23].
  • African Academy of Sciences's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA11489026[24].
  • +1985-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of African Academy of Sciences[25].
  • African Academy of Sciences's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -1.3096, 'lon': 36.7145}[26].
  • African Academy of Sciences's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07l4rc[27].

Body

Founding

African Academy of Sciences's founder is recorded as Thomas Risley Odhiambo[13]. +1985-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it[25].

Identity

African Academy of Sciences's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'AAS'}[28].

Operations

African Academy of Sciences's headquarters location is recorded as Nairobi[14].

Why It Matters

African Academy of Sciences draws 19 Wikipedia views per month (academy_of_sciences category, ranking #42 of 117).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . interacademies.org. Retrieved . interacademies.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . iatiregistry.org. Retrieved . iatiregistry.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . africa.upenn.edu. africa.upenn.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . interacademies.org. Retrieved . interacademies.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . aasciences.ac.ke. aasciences.ac.ke. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . GRID Release 2017-01-10. wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] . wikidata.org.
  13. [21] . wikidata.org.
  14. [22] . wikidata.org.
  15. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . orcid.org. orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [4] . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [6] . interacademies.org. Retrieved . interacademies.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [7] . council.science. Retrieved . council.science. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [8] . en.unesco.org. Retrieved . en.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . africa.upenn.edu. Retrieved . africa.upenn.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . council.science. Retrieved . council.science. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Founder Thomas Risley Odhiambo
    Inception +1985-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Country Kenya
    Cinii research id 1981712334683526418
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