Carnegie library

library built with money donated by Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie: 2,509 Carnegie libraries were built between 1883 and 1929
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Carnegie library

Summary

Carnegie library ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (420 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Andrew Carnegie is named after Carnegie library[2].
  • Carnegie library is a type of public library[3].
  • Carnegie library is a type of library building[4].
  • Carnegie library's Commons category is recorded as Carnegie libraries[5].
  • Carnegie library's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Carnegie libraries[6].
  • Carnegie library's Commons gallery is recorded as Carnegie library[7].
  • Carnegie library's equivalent class is recorded as http://yago-knowledge.org/resource/Carnegie_library[8].
  • Carnegie library's equivalent class is recorded as http://dbpedia.org/resource/Carnegie_library[9].
  • Carnegie library's model item is recorded as Cahuenga Branch[10].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include public library[3] and library building[4].

Origins

Andrew Carnegie is named after Carnegie library[2].

Why It Matters

Carnegie library ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (420 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . RAMEAU. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after
    Named after Andrew Carnegie
    Subclass of public library, library building
    Subclass of
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q25397890]]"
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