# John F. Kennedy-Institut

> academic department

**Wikidata**: [Q1699029](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1699029)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_Institute_for_North_American_Studies)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/john-f-kennedy-institut

## Summary
The John F. Kennedy-Institut is an academic department and research institute for North American studies at Freie Universität Berlin. Founded in 1963, it is based in Berlin and conducts scholarly work in the study of history and related fields.

## Key Facts
- Founded (inception): 1963.
- Institutional status: academic department and research institute; instance_of: research institute.
- Parent/Operator: Part of and operated by Freie Universität Berlin.
- Primary field of work: study of history (North American studies context implied by name).
- Headquarters / located in: Berlin, Germany; street address Lansstrasse 5–9, 14194 Berlin.
- Coordinates: latitude 52.4572, longitude 13.2922.
- Official website: http://www.jfki.fu-berlin.de/index.html.
- Common aliases: John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies; John-F.-Kennedy-Institut für Nordamerikastudien; John-F.-Kennedy-Institut; JFKI; Kennedy-Institut.
- Identifiers: ISNI 0000 0001 1941 4498; GND 2118561-X; VIAF 145500860; Freebase /m/04q2880; Ringgold 88793; Library of Congress authority n50026338.
- Social media handles: Twitter jfkinstitutefub; Facebook jfkinstitutefub.
- Wikimedia: image at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Freie_Universitaet_Berlin_-_John-F-Kennedy-Institut_fuer_Nordamerikastudien.jpg; commons category "John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies"; Wikipedia title "John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies".

## FAQs
### Q: What is the John F. Kennedy-Institut?
A: It is an academic department and research institute for North American studies at Freie Universität Berlin, established in 1963 and located in Berlin, Germany.

### Q: How is the institute affiliated?
A: The John F. Kennedy-Institut is part of and operated by Freie Universität Berlin as an academic department and research-focused organization.

### Q: Where is the John F. Kennedy-Institut located and how can I find it?
A: The institute is headquartered in Berlin at Lansstrasse 5–9, 14194 Berlin. Its coordinates are 52.4572 N, 13.2922 E and its website is http://www.jfki.fu-berlin.de/index.html.

### Q: What does the institute study?
A: The institute's documented field of work is the study of history, within the broader scope of North American studies as indicated by its name.

## Why It Matters
The John F. Kennedy-Institut serves as a dedicated center within Freie Universität Berlin for scholarship on North America and history. As both an academic department and a research institute founded in 1963, it provides institutional continuity for teaching and research on transatlantic, cultural, historical, and area-studies questions related to North America. Its placement within a major German university gives it a role in training students, hosting scholars, and contributing to comparative and historical knowledge from a Berlin-based perspective. The institute’s identifiable presence—physical headquarters, official website, social media, and multiple national and international library and authority identifiers—supports discoverability and scholarly exchange. For researchers, students, and institutions interested in North American studies in Europe, the John F. Kennedy-Institut functions as an established organizational node linking academic activity, archival and bibliographic resources, and university-level programs in history and related fields.

## Notable For
- Being an established North American studies institute within Freie Universität Berlin since 1963.
- Dual status as both an academic department and a research institute.
- Central Berlin location with a dedicated physical address (Lansstrasse 5–9) and mapped coordinates.
- Broad bibliographic and authority presence (ISNI, GND, VIAF, Library of Congress, Ringgold, Freebase, and multiple national library identifiers).
- Active online and social media presence (official website, Twitter, Facebook) and representation on Wikimedia Commons.

## Body
### Identity and classification
- Official name variants include John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies; John-F.-Kennedy-Institut für Nordamerikastudien; John-F.-Kennedy-Institut; JFKI; Kennedy-Institut.
- Instance_of: research institute. Also described as an academic department.
- Wikidata description: academic department.
- Wikipedia title: John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies.
- Commons category: John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies.

### Institutional relationships and governance
- Part of: Freie Universität Berlin (qualifier: academic department).
- Operator: Freie Universität Berlin.
- Headquarters: Berlin, Germany.
- Located in / city: Berlin.

### Founding and history (documented facts)
- Inception year: 1963.

### Location and contact details
- Street address: Lansstrasse 5–9, 14194 Berlin.
- Coordinates: 52.4572 N, 13.2922 E.
- Official website: http://www.jfki.fu-berlin.de/index.html.

### Fields and activities
- Documented field_of_work: study of history.
- Functional description: research institute whose primary purpose is research (classification aligned with research institute class).

### Identifiers and library authority records
- ISNI: 0000000119414498.
- GND: 2118561-X.
- VIAF: 145500860.
- Freebase ID: /m/04q2880.
- Ringgold ID: 88793.
- Library of Congress authority: n50026338.
- idref: 029113539.
- NUKAT ID: n2013063142.
- BIBSYS ID: 90328001.
- Cinii research ID: 1140282266544962048 (qualified as John F. Kennedy-Institut für Nordamerikastudien).
- NACSIS author ID: DA02855440.
- Gepris organization ID: 13201.
- Libraries Australia ID: 35215463.
- Canadiana authority ID: ncf10236720.
- National library identifiers: BnF 120807183; National Library of Spain SPMABN XX139680; National Library of Poland MMS 9813145492205606; National Library of Israel J9U 987007263567905171.

### Online and media presence
- Twitter handle: jfkinstitutefub.
- Facebook handle: jfkinstitutefub.
- Wikimedia Commons image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Freie_Universitaet_Berlin_-_John-F-Kennedy-Institut_fuer_Nordamerikastudien.jpg.

### Bibliographic and catalog links
- Clio-Online organization ID: 9646 (used as reference for institutional details).
- Sitlink_count: 3 (indicates links to commons, de, en Wikipedias).

(All facts above are drawn from the provided source material.)

## References

1. Aligned ISNI and Ringgold identifiers for institutions
2. [Source](https://www.clio-online.de/organization/id/organization-9646)
3. Virtual International Authority File
4. CiNii Research
5. Czech National Authority Database
6. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File