Eton College

Summary

Eton College is a public school^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Eton College's religion is recorded as Church of England^[3].
• Eton College is located in Eton^[4].
• Eton College is in the country of United Kingdom^[5].
• Eton College's instance of is recorded as public school^[6].
• Eton College's instance of is recorded as independent school^[7].
• Eton College's instance of is recorded as boarding school^[8].
• Eton College's instance of is recorded as boys' school^[9].
• Eton College's founder is recorded as Henry VI of England^[10].
• Eton College took place at Eton^[11].
• Eton College's postal code is recorded as SL4 6DW^[12].
• Eton College's Commons category is recorded as Eton College^[13].
• Eton College comprises Eton College Chapel^[14].
• 1440 marks the founding of Eton College^[15].
• Eton College's OS grid reference is recorded as SU9671577868^[16].
• Eton College's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.491667, 'lon': -0.609444}^[17].
• Eton College's official website is recorded as http://www.etoncollege.com/^[18].
• Eton College's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Eton College^[19].
• Eton College's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected]^[20].
• Eton College's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+1218'}^[21].
• Eton College's phone number is recorded as +44-1753-370100^[22].
• Eton College's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[23].
• Eton College's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building^[24].
• Eton College's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Kynge’s College of our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'}^[25].
• Eton College's motto text is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Floreat Etona'}^[26].
• Eton College's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+77979000'}^[27].

Body

Founding

Eton College's founder is recorded as Henry VI of England^[10]. 1440 marks the founding of it^[15].

Identity

Eton College's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Kynge’s College of our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore'}^[25].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Eton College include Eton mess^[28] and Etonbreen^[29], a glacier^[30], in Norway^[31].

Why It Matters

Eton College has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

It is credited with the discovery of floccinaucinihilipilification^[33], an English noun^[34]. Entities named for it include Eton mess^[28] and Etonbreen^[29], a glacier^[30], in Norway^[31].

FAQs

What did Eton College discover?

Eton College is credited as discoverer of floccinaucinihilipilification^[33].