International Council for Science

International umbrella organization of Scientific Societies
Organization umbrella_organization Q1162568
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International Council for Science

Summary

International Council for Science is an umbrella organization[1]. It draws 66 Wikipedia views per month (umbrella_organization category, ranking #16 of 110).[2]

Key Facts

  • International Council for Science is in the country of France[3].
  • International Council for Science's instance of is recorded as umbrella organization[4].
  • International Council for Science's instance of is recorded as scientific organization[5].
  • International Council for Science's logo image is recorded as ICSU.png[6].
  • International Council for Science's headquarters location is recorded as Paris[7].
  • International Council for Science's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121092061[8].
  • International Council for Science's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 126719172[9].
  • International Council for Science's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 124075719[10].
  • International Council for Science's GND ID is recorded as 1008678-X[11].
  • International Council for Science's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81066137[12].
  • International Council for Science's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no99029986[13].
  • International Council for Science's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11872445p[14].
  • International Council for Science's IdRef ID is recorded as 086021494[15].
  • International Council for Science's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA00478946[16].
  • International Council for Science's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA16939709[17].
  • International Council for Science's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00778251[18].
  • International Council for Science's child organization or unit is recorded as Committee on Space Research[19].
  • International Council for Science's Commons category is recorded as International Council for Science[20].
  • International Council for Science's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35229845[21].
  • International Council for Science's chairperson is recorded as Catherine Bréchignac[22].
  • International Council for Science's chairperson is recorded as Yuan T. Lee[23].
  • International Council for Science's chairperson is recorded as Gordon McBean[24].
  • +1931-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of International Council for Science[25].
  • International Council for Science was dissolved in +2018-07-05T00:00:00Z[26].
  • International Council for Science's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03v54[27].

Body

Founding

+1931-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of International Council for Science[25].

Identity

Short names include {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'CIUS'}[28], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ICSU'}[29], {'lang': 'zh-hant', 'text': '國際科聯'}[30], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '国际科联'}[31], and {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'CIC'}[32].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Catherine Bréchignac[22], a physicist[33], b. 1946[34], of France[35], awarded the Commander of the National Order of Merit[36], specialised in atomic physics[37]; Yuan T. Lee[23], a chemist[38], b. 1936[39], of Taiwan[40], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[41], specialised in chemistry[42]; and Gordon McBean[24], an academic[43], b. 2000[44], of Canada[45], awarded the Order of Ontario[46].

Operations

International Council for Science's headquarters location is recorded as Paris[7]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Committee on Space Research[19].

Dissolution

International Council for Science was dissolved in +2018-07-05T00:00:00Z[26].

Why It Matters

International Council for Science draws 66 Wikipedia views per month (umbrella_organization category, ranking #16 of 110).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

References

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  14. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  28. [30] . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  12. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [46] . 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. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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