John Crerar Library

research library at the University of Chicago
Organization research_library Q615173
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John Crerar Library

Summary

John Crerar Library is a research library[1]. It draws 28 Wikipedia views per month (research_library category, ranking #17 of 24).[2]

Key Facts

  • John Crerar Library is located in Illinois[3].
  • John Crerar Library is in the country of United States[4].
  • John Crerar Library's instance of is recorded as research library[5].
  • John Crerar is named after John Crerar Library[6].
  • John Crerar Library's headquarters location is recorded as Hyde Park[7].
  • John Crerar Library took place at Hyde Park[8].
  • John Crerar Library's Commons category is recorded as John Crerar Library[9].
  • 1894 marks the founding of John Crerar Library[10].
  • John Crerar Library's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 41.7907, 'longitude': -87.6028}[11].
  • John Crerar Library's parent organization or unit is recorded as University of Chicago[12].
  • John Crerar Library's official website is recorded as https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/crerar/index.html[13].

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Founding

1894 marks the founding of John Crerar Library[10].

Operations

John Crerar Library's headquarters location is recorded as Hyde Park[7]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as University of Chicago[12].

Why It Matters

John Crerar Library draws 28 Wikipedia views per month (research_library category, ranking #17 of 24).[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → John Crerar Library
    Wellcome collection concept id → bcykz8zk
    Cantic id → 981058527078306706
    Wikidata description → research library at the University of Chicago
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10689]]: 152284260, Adding OSM way id claim from wikidata tag on way/152284260 in United States"
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