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General Electric Company plc

British engineering company (1886–1999)
Organization business Q1208203
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General Electric Company plc

Summary

General Electric Company plc is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,259 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • General Electric Company plc is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • General Electric Company plc's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • General Electric Company plc followed English Electric[5].
  • General Electric Company plc was followed by Marconi Corporation plc[6].
  • General Electric Company plc was followed by Marconi Company[7].
  • General Electric Company plc's headquarters location is recorded as Coventry[8].
  • General Electric Company plc's child organization or unit is recorded as Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited[9].
  • General Electric Company plc's Commons category is recorded as General Electric Company plc[10].
  • General Electric Company plc's industry is recorded as engineering[11].
  • General Electric Company plc's industry is recorded as electrical industry[12].
  • General Electric Company plc's chairperson is recorded as James Prior, Baron Prior[13].
  • January 1, 1886 marks the founding of General Electric Company plc[14].
  • General Electric Company plc was dissolved in 1999[15].
  • General Electric Company plc's location of formation is recorded as London[16].
  • General Electric Company plc's topic's main category is recorded as Category:General Electric Company[17].
  • General Electric Company plc's product or material produced is recorded as electronics[18].
  • General Electric Company plc's legal form is recorded as private company limited by shares[19].
  • General Electric Company plc's different from is recorded as General Electric[20].
  • General Electric Company plc's P14750 is recorded as BEAD-6FA6-8A2E-C8AB-2F7E[21].

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Founding

January 1, 1886 marks the founding of General Electric Company plc[14]. Its location of formation is recorded as London[16].

Identity

General Electric Company plc followed English Electric[5]. Successors include Marconi Corporation plc[6] and Marconi Company[7].

Leadership

General Electric Company plc's chairperson is recorded as James Prior, Baron Prior[13].

Operations

General Electric Company plc's headquarters location is recorded as Coventry[8]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited[9].

Industry

Industries include engineering[11] and electrical industry[12].

Ownership

General Electric Company plc's product or material produced is recorded as electronics[18].

Dissolution

General Electric Company plc was dissolved in 1999[15].

Why It Matters

General Electric Company plc ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,259 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

business Coventry electronics engineering General Electric Hirst Research Centre London United Kingdom

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 21
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  2. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Location of formation → London
    Viaf cluster id → 141447479, 136799030
    Country → United Kingdom
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14750]]: BEAD-6FA6-8A2E-C8AB-2F7E, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269254|batch #269254]]"
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