learned society
organization that exists to promote an academic discipline or profession
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learned society
Summary
learned society ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (681 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- learned society is a type of voluntary association[2].
- learned society is a type of scientific organization[3].
- learned society is a type of advocacy group[4].
- learned society is a type of membership organization[5].
- learned society's Commons category is recorded as Learned societies[6].
- learned society's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Learned societies[7].
- learned society's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8].
- learned society's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9].
- learned society's partially coincident with is recorded as scientific organization[10].
- learned society's has characteristic is recorded as co-option[11].
- learned society's different from is recorded as scientific society[12].
- learned society's different from is recorded as professional society[13].
- learned society's different from is recorded as research institute[14].
- learned society's different from is recorded as Q2505053[15].
- learned society's properties for this type is recorded as P101[16].
- learned society's properties for this type is recorded as P3989[17].
- learned society's properties for this type is recorded as P571[18].
- learned society's properties for this type is recorded as P576[19].
- learned society's properties for this type is recorded as P3712[20].
- learned society's properties for this type is recorded as P159[21].
- learned society's properties for this type is recorded as P17[22].
- learned society's properties for this type is recorded as P92[23].
- learned society's properties for this type is recorded as P6378[24].
- learned society's has list is recorded as list of learned societies[25].
- learned society's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[26].
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Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include voluntary association[2], scientific organization[3], advocacy group[4], and membership organization[5].
Why It Matters
learned society ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (681 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]