German Astronomical Society

German Astronomical Association (1863-)
Organization astronomical_society Q751909
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German Astronomical Society

Summary

German Astronomical Society is an astronomical society[1]. It draws 6 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_society category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • German Astronomical Society was a member of International Astronomical Union[3].
  • German Astronomical Society was a member of European Astronomical Society[4].
  • German Astronomical Society was a member of Informationsdienst Wissenschaft[5].
  • German Astronomical Society is in the country of Germany[6].
  • German Astronomical Society's instance of is recorded as astronomical society[7].
  • German Astronomical Society's logo image is recorded as Astronomische Gesellschaft Logo.svg[8].
  • German Astronomical Society's headquarters location is recorded as Hamburg[9].
  • German Astronomical Society's ISNI is recorded as 0000000122385915[10].
  • German Astronomical Society's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 150684626[11].
  • German Astronomical Society's GND ID is recorded as 7071-3[12].
  • German Astronomical Society's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82148035[13].
  • German Astronomical Society's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 124502043[14].
  • German Astronomical Society's IdRef ID is recorded as 033657386[15].
  • German Astronomical Society's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA10715287[16].
  • German Astronomical Society's child organization or unit is recorded as Q138757111[17].
  • +1863-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of German Astronomical Society[18].
  • German Astronomical Society's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03cbrsb[19].
  • German Astronomical Society's Open Library ID is recorded as OL1096529A[20].
  • German Astronomical Society's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ko2010557241[21].
  • German Astronomical Society's location of formation is recorded as Heidelberg University[22].
  • German Astronomical Society's official website is recorded as https://astronomische-gesellschaft.de/de[23].
  • German Astronomical Society's official website is recorded as https://astronomische-gesellschaft.de/en[24].
  • German Astronomical Society's BIBSYS ID is recorded as 90385422[25].
  • German Astronomical Society's NUKAT ID is recorded as n99074053[26].
  • German Astronomical Society's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Astronomische Gesellschaft e.V.'}[27].

Body

Founding

+1863-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of German Astronomical Society[18]. Its location of formation is recorded as Heidelberg University[22].

Identity

German Astronomical Society's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Astronomische Gesellschaft e.V.'}[27]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'AG'}[28].

Leadership

Board members include Volker Springel[29], an astrophysicist[30], b. 1970[31], of Germany[32], awarded the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize[33], specialised in dark matter[34] and Julia Tjus[35], a physicist[36], of Germany[37].

Operations

German Astronomical Society's headquarters location is recorded as Hamburg[9]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Q138757111[17].

Why It Matters

German Astronomical Society draws 6 Wikipedia views per month (astronomical_society category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . astronomische-gesellschaft.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . astronomische-gesellschaft.de. Retrieved . astronomische-gesellschaft.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [4] . astronomische-gesellschaft.de. Retrieved . astronomische-gesellschaft.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . idw-online.de. Retrieved . idw-online.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . astronomische-gesellschaft.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . astronomische-gesellschaft.de. Retrieved . astronomische-gesellschaft.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [35] . astronomische-gesellschaft.de. Retrieved . astronomische-gesellschaft.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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