Folger Shakespeare Library

library in Washington, D.C., United States
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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]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [13] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . National Register of Historic Places. wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . GRID Release 2017-01-10. wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [27] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . iiif.io. Retrieved . iiif.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [4] . wdl.org. wdl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . irla.lindahall.org. Retrieved . irla.lindahall.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [6] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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