American Philosophical Society

American scholarly organization and learned society
Organization learned_society Q466089
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American Philosophical Society

Summary

American Philosophical Society is a learned society[1]. It ranks in the top 0.41% of learned_society entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (870 views/month, #1 of 241).[2]

Key Facts

  • American Philosophical Society held citizenship in United States[3].
  • American Philosophical Society's field of work was philosophy[4].
  • American Philosophical Society was a member of American Council of Learned Societies[5].
  • American Philosophical Society is located in Philadelphia[6].
  • American Philosophical Society is in the country of United States[7].
  • American Philosophical Society's instance of is recorded as learned society[8].
  • American Philosophical Society's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[9].
  • American Philosophical Society's official language is recorded as English[10].
  • American Philosophical Society's founder is recorded as Benjamin Franklin[11].
  • American Philosophical Society's headquarters location is recorded as Philadelphia[12].
  • The location of American Philosophical Society was Philosophical Hall[13].
  • American Philosophical Society's Commons category is recorded as American Philosophical Society[14].
  • American Philosophical Society's industry is recorded as higher education[15].
  • American Philosophical Society comprises American Philosophical Society Library & Museum[16].
  • 1743 marks the founding of American Philosophical Society[17].
  • American Philosophical Society's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.9487528, 'lon': -75.1498389}[18].
  • American Philosophical Society's official website is recorded as https://amphilsoc.org/[19].
  • American Philosophical Society's topic's main category is recorded as Category:American Philosophical Society[20].
  • American Philosophical Society's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[21].
  • American Philosophical Society's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American Philosophical Society'}[22].
  • American Philosophical Society's category of associated people is recorded as Category:Members of the American Philosophical Society[23].
  • American Philosophical Society's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'APS'}[24].
  • American Philosophical Society's name in kana is recorded as アメリカてつがくきょうかい[25].
  • American Philosophical Society's different from is recorded as American Philosophical Association[26].
  • American Philosophical Society's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+12299474'}[27].

Body

Founding

American Philosophical Society's founder is recorded as Benjamin Franklin[11]. 1743 marks the founding of it[17].

Identity

American Philosophical Society's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'APS'}[24].

Operations

American Philosophical Society's headquarters location is recorded as Philadelphia[12].

Industry

American Philosophical Society's industry is recorded as higher education[15]. Its field of work was philosophy[4].

Why It Matters

American Philosophical Society ranks in the top 0.41% of learned_society entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (870 views/month, #1 of 241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . GRID. Retrieved . grid.ac. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . archINFORM. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . projects.propublica.org. Retrieved . projects.propublica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [5] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Nonprofit Explorer. Retrieved . projects.propublica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Pigsonthewing · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 24d ago · Trivialist · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Has part(s) American Philosophical Society Library & Museum
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