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Longman

British publishing company (est. 1724, London)
Organization publishing_house Q911673
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Longman

Summary

Longman is a publishing house[1]. Longman ranks in the top 5% of publishing_house entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (247 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Longman is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Longman is in the country of Kingdom of Great Britain[4].
  • Longman's instance of is recorded as publishing house[5].
  • Longman's instance of is recorded as family[6].
  • Longman's instance of is recorded as organization[7].
  • Longman's founder is recorded as Thomas Longman[8].
  • Longman's founder is recorded as Thomas Longman[9].
  • Longman's founder is recorded as Thomas Norton Longman[10].
  • Longman's founder is recorded as William Longman[11].
  • Longman's founder is recorded as Thomas Norton Longman[12].
  • Longman's founder is recorded as Thomas Longman[13].
  • Longman's founder is recorded as Charles James Longman[14].
  • Longman's founder is recorded as Robert Guy Longman[15].
  • Longman's founder is recorded as William Longman[16].
  • Longman is owned by Pearson plc[17].
  • Longman's headquarters location is recorded as Harlow[18].
  • Longman's Commons category is recorded as Longman (publisher)[19].
  • Longman's industry is recorded as publishing[20].
  • Longman comprises Thomas Longman[21].
  • January 1, 1724 marks the founding of Longman[22].
  • Longman was dissolved in 1968[23].
  • Longman's location of formation is recorded as London[24].
  • Longman's parent organization or unit is recorded as Pearson Education[25].
  • Longman's official website is recorded as http://www.pearsonlongman.com/[26].
  • Longman's floruit is recorded as January 1, 1840[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Thomas Longman[8], Thomas Norton Longman[10], William Longman[11], Charles James Longman[14], and Robert Guy Longman[15]. January 1, 1724 marks the founding of Longman[22]. Longman's location of formation is recorded as London[24].

Operations

Longman's headquarters location is recorded as Harlow[18]. Longman's parent organization or unit is recorded as Pearson Education[25].

Industry

Longman's industry is recorded as publishing[20].

Ownership

Longman is owned by Pearson plc[17].

Dissolution

Longman was dissolved in 1968[23].

Why It Matters

Longman ranks in the top 5% of publishing_house entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (247 views/month).[2] Longman has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Longman is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Kingdom of Great Britain London organization Pearson plc publishing house United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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