International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature

an organization dedicated to "achieving stability and sense in the scientific naming of animals"
Organization organization Q1071346
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International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature

Summary

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature is an organization[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature's field of work was zoological nomenclature[3].
  • International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature is in the country of Singapore[4].
  • International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature's instance of is recorded as organization[6].
  • International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature's logo image is recorded as ICZN logo.svg[7].
  • International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature's headquarters location is recorded as Singapore[8].
  • International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature's headquarters location is recorded as London[9].
  • International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature's ISNI is recorded as 0000000120973502[10].
  • International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 126527725[11].
  • International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature's GND ID is recorded as 25187-2[12].
  • International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84220725[13].
  • International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 123710010[14].
  • International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature's IdRef ID is recorded as 03273719X[15].
  • International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA00380047[16].
  • International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature's location is recorded as National University of Singapore[17].
  • International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature's location is recorded as Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum[18].
  • International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature's location is recorded as Natural History Museum[19].
  • International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35228402[20].
  • +1895-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature[21].
  • +1895-09-18T00:00:00Z marks the founding of International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature[22].
  • International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/025s82l[23].
  • International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature's official website is recorded as http://iczn.org/[24].
  • International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX161276[25].
  • International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature's National Library of Portugal ID is recorded as 1166792[26].
  • International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature's NUKAT ID is recorded as n00071106[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include +1895-01-01T00:00:00Z[21] and +1895-09-18T00:00:00Z[22].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Singapore[8], a sovereign state[28], in Singapore[29], founded in 1965[30] and London[9], a metropolis[31], in Roman Empire[32], founded in 0047[33].

Industry

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature's field of work was zoological nomenclature[3].

Why It Matters

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature ranks in the top 4% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Works attributed to it include International Code of Zoological Nomenclature[36], a nomenclature Code[37], written by it[38] and Opinion 2027[39], a proclamation[40], written by it[41].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . iczn.org. Retrieved . iczn.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . iczn.org. Retrieved . iczn.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . 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. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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