Goethe-Institut

non-profit association of the Federal Republic of Germany for the promotion of the German language abroad and for global cultural exchange
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Goethe-Institut

Summary

Goethe-Institut is a cultural institution[1]. Goethe-Institut ranks in the top 1% of cultural_institution entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (713 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Goethe-Institut's field of work was culture mediation[3].
  • Goethe-Institut's field of work was German as a foreign language[4].
  • Goethe-Institut's field of work was international cooperation[5].
  • Goethe-Institut's field of work was cultural diplomacy[6].
  • Goethe-Institut's field of work was culture of Germany[7].
  • Goethe-Institut's field of work was second-language education[8].
  • Goethe-Institut received the Princess of Asturias Award for Communications and Humanities[9].
  • Goethe-Institut received the Deutscher Sprachpreis[10].
  • Goethe-Institut received the Konrad-Duden Prize[11].
  • Goethe-Institut received the Comenius EduMedia Award[12].
  • Goethe-Institut was a member of Bibliothek & Information Deutschland[13].
  • Goethe-Institut was a member of European Union National Institutes for Culture[14].
  • Goethe-Institut was a member of German Music Council[15].
  • Goethe-Institut was a member of German Language Council[16].
  • Goethe-Institut was a member of German Commission for UNESCO[17].
  • Goethe-Institut was a member of Association of Language Testers in Europe[18].
  • Goethe-Institut is in the country of Germany[19].
  • Goethe-Institut's instance of is recorded as cultural institution[20].
  • Goethe-Institut's instance of is recorded as educational institution[21].
  • Goethe-Institut's instance of is recorded as international organization[22].
  • Goethe-Institut's instance of is recorded as charitable organization[23].
  • Goethe-Institut's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[24].
  • Goethe-Institut's official language is recorded as German[25].
  • Goethe-Institut's founder is recorded as Government of the Federal Republic of Germany[26].
  • Goethe-Institut's item operated is recorded as Litrix.de[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Country: DE[28]

  • Began / founded: 1951[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3ac863e7-175d-4a03-b492-87b4e3544987[30]

Body

Founding

Goethe-Institut's founder is recorded as Government of the Federal Republic of Germany[26].

Identity

Goethe-Institut followed Deutsche Akademie[31].

Leadership

Goethe-Institut's chairperson is recorded as Carola Lentz[32].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Goethe-Institut Central Office Munich[33], an office building[34], in Germany[35], founded in 1951[36] and Munich[37], a college town[38], in Germany[39], founded in 1158[40].

Industry

Fields of work include culture mediation[3]; German as a foreign language[4], a foreign language[41]; international cooperation[5]; cultural diplomacy[6]; culture of Germany[7], a culture of an area[42], in Germany[43]; and second-language education[8], a field of study[44].

Recognition

Awards received include Princess of Asturias Award for Communications and Humanities[9], a class of award[45], in Spain[46], founded in 1981[47]; Deutscher Sprachpreis[10], a cultural prize[48], in Germany[49], founded in 1984[50]; Konrad-Duden Prize[11], a science award[51]; and Comenius EduMedia Award[12], an award[52], in Germany[53], founded in 1995[54].

Why It Matters

Goethe-Institut ranks in the top 1% of cultural_institution entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (713 views/month).[2] Goethe-Institut has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] Goethe-Institut is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

FAQs

What awards did Goethe-Institut receive?

Honors received include Princess of Asturias Award for Communications and Humanities[9], Deutscher Sprachpreis[10], Konrad-Duden Prize[11], and Comenius EduMedia Award[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [19] . lobbyfacts.eu. lobbyfacts.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [20] . goethe.de. Retrieved . goethe.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . goethe.de. Retrieved . goethe.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [22] . goethe.de. Retrieved . goethe.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [23] . goethe.de. Retrieved . goethe.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [24] . goethe.de. Retrieved . goethe.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  19. [9] . fpa.es. Retrieved . fpa.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [10] . wikidata.org.
  21. [11] . wikidata.org.
  22. [12] . comenius-award.de. comenius-award.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [13] . bideutschland.de. Retrieved . bideutschland.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [14] . eunicglobal.eu. Retrieved . eunicglobal.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [15] . musikrat.de. Retrieved . musikrat.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [16] . deutscher-sprachrat.de. Retrieved . deutscher-sprachrat.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [17] . unesco.de. Retrieved . unesco.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [18] . alte.org. Retrieved . alte.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [32] . goethe.de. goethe.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  17. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  19. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [54] . 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. [55] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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