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British Ornithologists' Union

UK based society with the aim of encouraging the study of birds
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British Ornithologists' Union

Summary

British Ornithologists' Union is a nonprofit organization[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • British Ornithologists' Union's field of work was ornithology[3].
  • British Ornithologists' Union is located in Peterborough[4].
  • British Ornithologists' Union is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • British Ornithologists' Union's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[6].
  • British Ornithologists' Union's instance of is recorded as charitable organization[7].
  • British Ornithologists' Union's instance of is recorded as learned society[8].
  • British Ornithologists' Union's founder is recorded as Alfred Newton[9].
  • British Ornithologists' Union's founder is recorded as Henry Baker Tristram[10].
  • British Ornithologists' Union's Commons category is recorded as British Ornithologists' Union[11].
  • British Ornithologists' Union's industry is recorded as higher education[12].
  • 1858 marks the founding of British Ornithologists' Union[13].
  • British Ornithologists' Union's official website is recorded as http://www.bou.org.uk[14].
  • British Ornithologists' Union's owner of is recorded as The British list[15].
  • British Ornithologists' Union's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+244128'}[16].
  • British Ornithologists' Union's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+167189'}[17].
  • British Ornithologists' Union's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+182527'}[18].
  • British Ornithologists' Union's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+202323'}[19].
  • British Ornithologists' Union's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+221915'}[20].
  • British Ornithologists' Union's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+218114'}[21].
  • British Ornithologists' Union's number of volunteers is recorded as {'amount': '+76'}[22].
  • British Ornithologists' Union's related category is recorded as Category:Members of British Ornithologists' Union[23].
  • British Ornithologists' Union's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+17566'}[24].
  • British Ornithologists' Union's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+16281'}[25].
  • British Ornithologists' Union's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+19843'}[26].
  • British Ornithologists' Union's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+21364'}[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Alfred Newton[9] and Henry Baker Tristram[10]. 1858 marks the founding of British Ornithologists' Union[13].

Industry

British Ornithologists' Union's industry is recorded as higher education[12]. Its field of work was ornithology[3].

Why It Matters

British Ornithologists' Union has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

charitable organization Ernst Hartert Ernst Mayr United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . bou.org.uk. bou.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Charity Commission Register of Charities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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