Josephinum

former Medical and Surgical Academy of Vienna, now Museum of the History of Medicine in Vienna, Austria
Organization museum Q1466545
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Josephinum

Summary

Josephinum is a museum[1]. Josephinum ranks in the top 5% of museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Josephinum is located in Alsergrund[3].
  • Josephinum is in the country of Austria[4].
  • Josephinum's instance of is recorded as museum[5].
  • Josephinum's founder is recorded as Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor[6].
  • Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor is named after Josephinum[7].
  • Josephinum's Commons category is recorded as Josephinum[8].
  • Josephinum comprises Collection of the Josephinum[9].
  • Josephinum's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 48.219296, 'lon': 16.356542}[10].
  • Josephinum's official website is recorded as https://www.josephinum.ac.at/[11].
  • Josephinum's heritage designation is recorded as Listed objects in Austria[12].
  • Josephinum's present in work is recorded as Josephinum and the Anatomical Wax Model Collection, Medical University of Wien[13].
  • Josephinum's Commons Institution page is recorded as Josephinum museum, Vienna[14].
  • Josephinum's date of official opening is recorded as 1784[15].
  • Josephinum's appears in the heritage monument list is recorded as Cultural heritage monuments in Alsergrund[16].
  • Josephinum's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Währinger Straße 25, 25a'}[17].

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Founding

Josephinum's founder is recorded as Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor[6].

Why It Matters

Josephinum ranks in the top 5% of museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).[2] Josephinum has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] Josephinum is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Wiki Loves Monuments monuments database. Retrieved . tools.wmflabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . josephinum.ac.at. Retrieved . josephinum.ac.at. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Wiki Loves Monuments monuments database. Retrieved . tools.wmflabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Wiki Loves Monuments monuments database. tools.wmflabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Wiki Loves Monuments monuments database. tools.wmflabs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Alsergrund
    Founder → Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
    Instance of → museum, educational institution
    Present in work → Josephinum and the Anatomical Wax Model Collection, Medical University of Wien
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/lekarske-muzeum-josephinum/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see Us"
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