Gödel, Escher, Bach

Summary

Gödel, Escher, Bach is a written work^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.5% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,009 views/month, #32 of 6,426).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gödel, Escher, Bach authored Douglas Hofstadter^[3].
• Gödel, Escher, Bach's image is recorded as 3D-ambigram GEB (Gödel Escher Bach).png^[4].
• Gödel, Escher, Bach's instance of is recorded as written work^[5].
• Gödel, Escher, Bach's publisher is recorded as Basic Books^[6].
• Gödel, Escher, Bach's genre is recorded as popular science^[7].
• Kurt Gödel is named after Gödel, Escher, Bach^[8].
• M. C. Escher is named after Gödel, Escher, Bach^[9].
• Johann Sebastian Bach is named after Gödel, Escher, Bach^[10].
• Gödel, Escher, Bach's followed by is recorded as I Am a Strange Loop^[11].
• Gödel, Escher, Bach's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 1146708184900842583^[12].
• Gödel, Escher, Bach's GND ID is recorded as 4451050-0^[13].
• Gödel, Escher, Bach's place of publication is recorded as New York City^[14].
• Gödel, Escher, Bach's Commons category is recorded as Gödel, Escher, Bach^[15].
• Gödel, Escher, Bach's language of work or name is recorded as English^[16].
• Gödel, Escher, Bach's country of origin is recorded as United States^[17].
• Gödel, Escher, Bach's publication date is recorded as +1979-01-01T00:00:00Z^[18].
• Gödel, Escher, Bach's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cw_3^[19].
• Gödel, Escher, Bach's Open Library ID is recorded as OL716850W^[20].
• Gödel, Escher, Bach's has edition or translation is recorded as Gödel, Escher, Bach^[21].
• Gödel, Escher, Bach's has edition or translation is recorded as Gödel, Escher, Bach^[22].
• Gödel, Escher, Bach's has edition or translation is recorded as Gödel, Escher, Bach^[23].
• Gödel, Escher, Bach's has edition or translation is recorded as Gödel, Escher, Bach^[24].
• Gödel, Escher, Bach's main subject is recorded as consciousness^[25].
• Gödel, Escher, Bach's main subject is recorded as intelligence^[26].
• Gödel, Escher, Bach's main subject is recorded as Typographical Number Theory^[27].

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Designation and Status

Gödel, Escher, Bach's instance of is recorded as written work^[5].

History and Context

Things named after include Kurt Gödel^[8], a mathematician^[28], 1906–1978^[29], of United States^[30], awarded the National Medal of Science^[31], specialised in set theory^[32]; M. C. Escher^[9], a printmaker^[33], 1898–1972^[34], of Kingdom of the Netherlands^[35], awarded the Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau^[36], specialised in ceramic art^[37]; and Johann Sebastian Bach^[10], a composer^[38], 1685–1750^[39], of Saxe-Eisenach^[40].

Why It Matters

Gödel, Escher, Bach ranks in the top 0.5% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,009 views/month, #32 of 6,426).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]