German Cancer Research Center

national cancer research center in Heidelberg, Germany
Organization hospital Q449325
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German Cancer Research Center was founded in 1964. Its headquarters are in Heidelberg.

It has the legal form of a public foundation.[1] Its parent organization is the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres.

German Cancer Research Center

Summary

German Cancer Research Center is a hospital[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of hospital entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • German Cancer Research Center's field of work was oncology[3].
  • German Cancer Research Center was a member of Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres[4].
  • German Cancer Research Center was a member of Verein zur Förderung eines Deutschen Forschungsnetzes[5].
  • German Cancer Research Center was a member of Informationsdienst Wissenschaft[6].
  • German Cancer Research Center was a member of German National Research Data Infrastructure[7].
  • German Cancer Research Center was a member of ELIXIR Germany[8].
  • German Cancer Research Center is located in Heidelberg[9].
  • German Cancer Research Center is in the country of Germany[10].
  • German Cancer Research Center's instance of is recorded as hospital[11].
  • German Cancer Research Center's instance of is recorded as research institute[12].
  • German Cancer Research Center's instance of is recorded as foundation[13].
  • German Cancer Research Center's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[14].
  • German Cancer Research Center's headquarters location is recorded as Heidelberg[15].
  • German Cancer Research Center's child organization or unit is recorded as Heidelberger Institut für Radioonkologie[16].
  • German Cancer Research Center's Commons category is recorded as Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (Heidelberg)[17].
  • German Cancer Research Center's industry is recorded as hospitals and rehabilitation[18].
  • German Cancer Research Center's industry is recorded as research[19].
  • German Cancer Research Center comprises Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Zentralbibliothek[20].
  • 1964 marks the founding of German Cancer Research Center[21].
  • German Cancer Research Center's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 49.41416667, 'lon': 8.6725}[22].
  • German Cancer Research Center's parent organization or unit is recorded as Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres[23].
  • German Cancer Research Center's parent organization or unit is recorded as Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space[24].
  • German Cancer Research Center's official website is recorded as https://www.dkfz.de/en/index.html[25].
  • German Cancer Research Center's official website is recorded as https://www.dkfz.de/de/index.html[26].
  • German Cancer Research Center's legal form is recorded as public foundation[27].

Body

Founding

1964 marks the founding of German Cancer Research Center[21].

Identity

German Cancer Research Center's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'DKFZ'}[28].

Operations

German Cancer Research Center's headquarters location is recorded as Heidelberg[15]. Parent organizations include Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres[23], a voluntary association[29], in Germany[30], founded in 2001[31], headquartered in Bonn[32] and Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space[24], a Federal Ministry in Germany[33], in Germany[34], founded in 1955[35], headquartered in Bonn[36]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Heidelberger Institut für Radioonkologie[16].

Industry

Industries include hospitals and rehabilitation[18] and research[19]. German Cancer Research Center's field of work was oncology[3].

Why It Matters

German Cancer Research Center ranks in the top 5% of hospital entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

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  1. [10] . lobbyfacts.eu. Retrieved . lobbyfacts.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  15. [6] . idw-online.de. Retrieved . idw-online.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . dkfz.de. Retrieved . dkfz.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . 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. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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