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Benjamin Franklin Medal

British medal conferred by the RSA for individuals, groups, and organisations who have made profound efforts to forward Anglo-American understanding (1957–)
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Benjamin Franklin Medal

Summary

Benjamin Franklin Medal is an award[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Benjamin Franklin Medal won the Frederic Calland Williams[3].
  • Benjamin Franklin Medal won the Peter Ustinov[4].
  • Benjamin Franklin Medal won the George Nelson, 1st Baron Nelson of Stafford[5].
  • Benjamin Franklin Medal won the William Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes[6].
  • Benjamin Franklin Medal won the John Hay Whitney[7].
  • Benjamin Franklin Medal won the Evelyn Wrench[8].
  • Benjamin Franklin Medal is in the country of United Kingdom[9].
  • Benjamin Franklin Medal's instance of is recorded as award[10].
  • Benjamin Franklin Medal's instance of is recorded as civil decoration[11].
  • Benjamin Franklin is named after Benjamin Franklin Medal[12].
  • Benjamin Franklin Medal's Commons category is recorded as Recipients of the Benjamin Franklin Medal (Royal Society of Arts)[13].
  • +1956-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Benjamin Franklin Medal[14].
  • +1957-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Benjamin Franklin Medal[15].
  • Benjamin Franklin Medal's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/081gd2[16].
  • Benjamin Franklin Medal's conferred by is recorded as Royal Society of Arts[17].
  • Benjamin Franklin Medal's different from is recorded as Benjamin Franklin Medal[18].
  • Benjamin Franklin Medal's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Category:Recipients of the Benjamin Franklin Medal (Royal Society of Arts)[19].

Body

Geography

Benjamin Franklin Medal is in the country of United Kingdom[9].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include award[10] and civil decoration[11].

History and Context

Recorded inception include +1956-00-00T00:00:00Z[14] and +1957-00-00T00:00:00Z[15]. Benjamin Franklin is named after Benjamin Franklin Medal[12].

Why It Matters

Benjamin Franklin Medal ranks in the top 4% of award entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

What awards did Benjamin Franklin Medal receive?

Honors received include Frederic Calland Williams[3], Peter Ustinov[4], George Nelson, 1st Baron Nelson of Stafford[5], and William Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes[6].

Related Entities

award Benjamin Franklin Bernard Lovell Colin Powell David Attenborough Frederic Calland Williams George J. Mitchell Harold Macmillan Herbie Hancock Jony Ive Judi Dench J. William Fulbright Ken Robinson Lewis Mumford Margot Fonteyn Peter Ustinov Richard M. Karp Robert Venturi United Kingdom Walter Isaacson William Redington Hewlett William Walton

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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