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Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica

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Summary

Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica is a research institute[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of research_institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (131 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica's field of work was mathematics[3].
  • Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica's field of work was computer science[4].
  • Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica was a member of World Wide Web Consortium[5].
  • Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica was a member of European Mathematical Society[6].
  • Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica is located in Amsterdam[7].
  • Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica is in the country of Netherlands[8].
  • Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica's instance of is recorded as research institute[9].
  • The location of Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica was Science Park Amsterdam[10].
  • Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica's Commons category is recorded as Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica[11].
  • 1946 marks the founding of Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica[12].
  • Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.356388888889, 'lon': 4.9519444444444}[13].
  • Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica's parent organization or unit is recorded as Dutch Research Council[14].
  • Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica's official website is recorded as http://www.cwi.nl/[15].
  • Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'CWI'}[16].
  • Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica's IPv6 routing prefix is recorded as 2001:610:128::/48[17].
  • Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Science Park 123, 1098 XG Amsterdam'}[18].

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Founding

1946 marks the founding of Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica[12].

Identity

Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'CWI'}[16].

Operations

Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica's parent organization or unit is recorded as Dutch Research Council[14].

Industry

Fields of work include mathematics[3], an academic discipline[19] and computer science[4], an academic discipline[20].

Why It Matters

Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica ranks in the top 5% of research_institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (131 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . euro-math-soc.eu. Retrieved . euro-math-soc.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . w3.org. Retrieved . w3.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . euro-math-soc.eu. Retrieved . euro-math-soc.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . apps.db.ripe.net. apps.db.ripe.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica
    Parent org → —
    Location → Science Park Amsterdam
    Bibliothèque nationale de france id → 121676842
    + 70 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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