Laval University

Summary

Laval University is a public research university^[1]. It draws 702 Wikipedia views per month (public_research_university category, ranking #105 of 166).^[2]

Key Facts

• Laval University was a member of U Sports^[3].
• Laval University was a member of Association of Research Libraries^[4].
• Laval University was a member of Canadian Association of Research Libraries^[5].
• Laval University was a member of U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities^[6].
• Laval University was a member of Universities Canada^[7].
• Laval University was a member of ORCID, Inc.^[8].
• Laval University is located in Cité-Universitaire^[9].
• Laval University is in the country of Canada^[10].
• Laval University's instance of is recorded as public research university^[11].
• Laval University's instance of is recorded as open-access publisher^[12].
• Laval University's instance of is recorded as university in Quebec^[13].
• Laval University's instance of is recorded as charitable organization^[14].
• Laval University's founder is recorded as François de Laval^[15].
• François de Laval is named after Laval University^[16].
• Laval University's headquarters location is recorded as Quebec City^[17].
• Laval University's postal code is recorded as G1V 0A6^[18].
• Laval University's child organization or unit is recorded as Center for Northern Studies^[19].
• Laval University's child organization or unit is recorded as Laval University Cancer Research Center^[20].
• Laval University's child organization or unit is recorded as Bibliothèque de l'Université Laval^[21].
• Laval University's child organization or unit is recorded as Faculté de droit de l'Université Laval^[22].
• Laval University's child organization or unit is recorded as Institut of Nutrition and Functional Foods^[23].
• Laval University's child organization or unit is recorded as Faculté de médecine dentaire de l'Université Laval^[24].
• Laval University's child organization or unit is recorded as Faculté de philosophie de l'Université Laval^[25].
• Laval University's child organization or unit is recorded as Faculté des sciences infirmières de l'Université Laval^[26].
• Laval University's child organization or unit is recorded as Faculté des sciences sociales de l'Université Laval^[27].

Body

Founding

Laval University's founder is recorded as François de Laval^[15]. 1852 marks the founding of it^[28].

Operations

Laval University's headquarters location is recorded as Quebec City^[17]. Subsidiaries include Center for Northern Studies^[19], a facility^[29], in Canada^[30]; Laval University Cancer Research Center^[20], an educational institution^[31], in Canada^[32], founded in 1984^[33]; Bibliothèque de l'Université Laval^[21], an academic library^[34], in Canada^[35], founded in 1852^[36]; Faculté de droit de l'Université Laval^[22], a faculty^[37], in Canada^[38], founded in 1854^[39]; Institut of Nutrition and Functional Foods^[23], a research institute^[40], in Canada^[41]; and Faculté de médecine dentaire de l'Université Laval^[24], a faculty^[42], in Canada^[43], founded in 1970^[44].

Why It Matters

Laval University draws 702 Wikipedia views per month (public_research_university category, ranking #105 of 166).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Works attributed to it include Dictionary of Canadian Biography^[47], an online database^[48], in Canada^[49], founded in 1959^[50], written by University of Toronto^[51].