Leiden University
public university in the Netherlands
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Summary
Leiden University is a university[1]. It ranks in the top 0.65% of university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,662 views/month, #53 of 8,192).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Coimbra Group[3], ORCID, Inc.[4], Association of Universities in the Netherlands[5], Academic Heritage Foundation[6], European University Association[7], ArXiv[8], League of European Research Universities[9], Committee on Publication Ethics[10], Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment[11], International Association of Universities[12], UNA Europa[13], Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Universities[14]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Leiden[15]
- Country: Netherlands[16]
- Instance of: organization[17]
- Founder: William the Silent[18]
- Headquarters location: Leiden[19]
- Location: Leiden[20], The Hague[21]
- Part of: ELIXIR-NL[22]
- Commons category: Leiden University[23]
- Has part(s): Leiden University Library[24], African Studies Centre Leiden[25], Faculteit der Archeologie[26], Faculty of Humanities[27], Leiden University Medical Center[28], Institute for Governance and Global Affairs[29], Leiden Law School[30], Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences[31], Faculty of Science[32]
- Inception: February 8, 1575[33]
- Official website: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/[34]
- Topic's main category: Category:Leiden University[35]
- Rector: Hester Bijl[36]
- Employees: 5500[37], 7860[38]
- Ranking: 82[39], 74[40], 88[41], 93[42], 77[43], 73[44], 70[45], 65[46], 76[47], 78[48], 63[49], 72[50]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Leiden University include Leyden jar[51], an electrical element[52].
Why It Matters
Leiden University has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 85 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]
Entities named for it include Leyden jar[51], an electrical element[52].