American Geophysical Union

Summary

American Geophysical Union is a scientific society^[1]. It draws 64 Wikipedia views per month (scientific_society category, ranking #20 of 165).^[2]

Key Facts

• American Geophysical Union was a member of ORCID, Inc.^[3].
• American Geophysical Union was a member of Alliance for Open Scholarship^[4].
• American Geophysical Union was a member of DataCite^[5].
• American Geophysical Union was a member of Society Publishers' Coalition^[6].
• American Geophysical Union was a member of Research Data Alliance^[7].
• American Geophysical Union was a member of CHORUS^[8].
• American Geophysical Union is in the country of United States^[9].
• American Geophysical Union's image is recorded as American Geophysical Union Headquarters.jpg^[10].
• American Geophysical Union's instance of is recorded as scientific society^[11].
• American Geophysical Union's instance of is recorded as open-access publisher^[12].
• American Geophysical Union's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization^[13].
• American Geophysical Union's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.^[14].
• American Geophysical Union's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110341907^[15].
• American Geophysical Union's ISNI is recorded as 000000040642500X^[16].
• American Geophysical Union's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 141202165^[17].
• American Geophysical Union's GND ID is recorded as 1010512-8^[18].
• American Geophysical Union's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79023191^[19].
• American Geophysical Union's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 118706761^[20].
• American Geophysical Union's IdRef ID is recorded as 026462850^[21].
• American Geophysical Union's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA00628743^[22].
• American Geophysical Union's Commons category is recorded as American Geophysical Union^[23].
• American Geophysical Union's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35004969^[24].
• American Geophysical Union's archives at is recorded as Niels Bohr Library & Archives^[25].
• American Geophysical Union's archives at is recorded as Niels Bohr Library & Archives^[26].
• American Geophysical Union's archives at is recorded as Niels Bohr Library & Archives^[27].

Body

Founding

+1919-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of American Geophysical Union^[28].

Identity

American Geophysical Union's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'AGU'}^[29].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Susan Lozier^[30], an oceanographer^[31], of United States^[32], awarded the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[33]; William Bowie^[34], a surveyor^[35], 1872–1940^[36], of United States^[37], awarded the Elliott Cresson Medal^[38]; Louis Agricola Bauer^[39], an astronomer^[40], 1865–1932^[41], of United States^[42], awarded the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[43], specialised in geophysics^[44]; Harry Fielding Reid^[45], a seismologist^[46], 1859–1944^[47], of United States^[48]; William Jackson Humphreys^[49], an atmospheric physicist^[50], 1862–1949^[51], of United States^[52], awarded the Howard N. Potts Medal^[53], specialised in physics^[54]; and Nicholas H. Heck^[55], an oceanographer^[56], 1882–1953^[57], of United States^[58], awarded the William Bowie Medal^[59].

Operations

American Geophysical Union's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.^[14].

Why It Matters

American Geophysical Union draws 64 Wikipedia views per month (scientific_society category, ranking #20 of 165).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[60] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[61]