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International Committee for Weights and Measures

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International Committee for Weights and Measures

Summary

International Committee for Weights and Measures is a panel[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • International Committee for Weights and Measures's instance of is recorded as panel[3].
  • International Committee for Weights and Measures is part of International Bureau of Weights and Measures[4].
  • International Committee for Weights and Measures's chairperson is recorded as Wynand Louw[5].
  • International Committee for Weights and Measures's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[6].
  • International Committee for Weights and Measures's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[7].
  • International Committee for Weights and Measures's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'CIPM'}[8].
  • International Committee for Weights and Measures's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'CIPM'}[9].

Body

Identity

International Committee for Weights and Measures is part of International Bureau of Weights and Measures[4]. Short names include {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'CIPM'}[8] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'CIPM'}[9].

Leadership

International Committee for Weights and Measures's chairperson is recorded as Wynand Louw[5].

Why It Matters

International Committee for Weights and Measures has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

Consultative Committee for Units Pieter Zeeman Vito Volterra

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . bipm.org. bipm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . bipm.org. Retrieved . bipm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . bipm.org. bipm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . bipm.org. bipm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  2. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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