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Girard College

independent college preparatory boarding school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Organization school Q3768575
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Girard College

Summary

Girard College is a school[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of school entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (221 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Girard College is located in Philadelphia[3].
  • Girard College is in the country of United States[4].
  • Girard College's instance of is recorded as school[5].
  • Girard College's Commons category is recorded as Girard College[6].
  • January 1, 1833 marks the founding of Girard College[7].
  • Girard College's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 39.974, 'longitude': -75.174, 'precision': 0.001}[8].
  • Girard College's official website is recorded as http://www.girardcollege.com/[9].
  • Girard College's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10].
  • Girard College's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Sechzehnter Band[11].
  • Girard College's heritage designation is recorded as National Historic Landmark[12].
  • Girard College's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[13].
  • Girard College's date of official opening is recorded as 1848[14].

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Founding

January 1, 1833 marks the founding of Girard College[7].

Why It Matters

Girard College ranks in the top 3% of school entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (221 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Bamyers99 · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Viaf cluster id → 147746149
    Encyclopedia of greater philadelphia id → girard-college
    Wikidata description → independent college preparatory boarding school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Commons category → Girard College
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P649]]: 74001802"
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