Folger Shakespeare Library

Summary

Folger Shakespeare Library is a library^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of library entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Folger Shakespeare Library was a member of IIIF Consortium^[3].
• Folger Shakespeare Library was a member of World Digital Library^[4].
• Folger Shakespeare Library was a member of Independent Research Libraries Association^[5].
• Folger Shakespeare Library was a member of National Digital Stewardship Alliance^[6].
• Folger Shakespeare Library is located in Washington, D.C.^[7].
• Folger Shakespeare Library is in the country of United States^[8].
• Folger Shakespeare Library's image is recorded as Folger Shakespeare Library DC.JPG^[9].
• Folger Shakespeare Library's image is recorded as New entrance to the theater, Folger Shakespeare Library.jpg^[10].
• Folger Shakespeare Library's image is recorded as New entrance to the theater, Folger Shakespeare Library.jpg^[11].
• Folger Shakespeare Library's continent is recorded as North America^[12].
• Folger Shakespeare Library's instance of is recorded as library^[13].
• Folger Shakespeare Library's instance of is recorded as art collection^[14].
• Folger Shakespeare Library's instance of is recorded as Shakespeariana^[15].
• Folger Shakespeare Library's instance of is recorded as library building^[16].
• Folger Shakespeare Library's founder is recorded as Henry Clay Folger^[17].
• Henry Clay Folger is named after Folger Shakespeare Library^[18].
• Folger Shakespeare Library's architectural style is recorded as Moderne architecture^[19].
• Folger Shakespeare Library's ISNI is recorded as 0000000119580613^[20].
• Folger Shakespeare Library's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 140536096^[21].
• Folger Shakespeare Library's GND ID is recorded as 1006051-0^[22].
• Folger Shakespeare Library's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50000657^[23].
• Folger Shakespeare Library's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500312774^[24].
• Folger Shakespeare Library's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12044115j^[25].
• Folger Shakespeare Library's IdRef ID is recorded as 028649176^[26].
• Folger Shakespeare Library's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA01354053^[27].

Body

Founding

Folger Shakespeare Library's founder is recorded as Henry Clay Folger^[17]. +1932-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it^[28].

Leadership

Folger Shakespeare Library's director / manager is recorded as Farah Karim-Cooper^[29].

Why It Matters

Folger Shakespeare Library ranks in the top 3% of library entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]