Max Planck Society

association of German research institutes
Organization public_research_institution_in_germany Q158085
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The Max Planck Society is an organization in the research industry[1]. Its headquarters is located in Munich. As of 2019, the society has 24k employees[2].

Max Planck Society

Summary

Max Planck Society is a public research institution in Germany[1]. It draws 323 Wikipedia views per month (public_research_institution_in_germany category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Max Planck Society received the Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation[3].
  • Max Planck Society is located in Munich[4].
  • Max Planck Society is in the country of Germany[5].
  • Max Planck Society's image is recorded as München - Max-Planck-Gesellschaft.JPG[6].
  • Max Planck Society's instance of is recorded as public research institution in Germany[7].
  • Max Planck Society's instance of is recorded as scientific society[8].
  • Max Planck Society's instance of is recorded as memory institution[9].
  • Max Planck Society's instance of is recorded as educational organization[10].
  • Max Planck Society's instance of is recorded as self-regulatory organization[11].
  • Max Planck Society's instance of is recorded as educational program[12].
  • Max Planck Society's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[13].
  • Max Planck Society's instance of is recorded as Registered association (eingetragener Verein)[14].
  • Max Planck is named after Max Planck Society[15].
  • Max Planck Society's follows is recorded as Kaiser Wilhelm Society[16].
  • Max Planck Society's headquarters location is recorded as Munich[17].
  • Max Planck Society's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121935698[18].
  • Max Planck Society's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 157753532[19].
  • Max Planck Society's GND ID is recorded as 2019024-4[20].
  • Max Planck Society's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50083089[21].
  • Max Planck Society's IdRef ID is recorded as 02811678X[22].
  • Max Planck Society's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA02610090[23].
  • Max Planck Society's child organization or unit is recorded as Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials[24].
  • Max Planck Society's child organization or unit is recorded as Max Planck Institute for Medical Research[25].
  • Max Planck Society's child organization or unit is recorded as Friedrich Miescher Lab[26].
  • Max Planck Society's child organization or unit is recorded as Fritz Haber Institute of the MPG[27].

Body

Identity

Max Planck Society's follows is recorded as Kaiser Wilhelm Society[16].

Operations

Max Planck Society's headquarters location is recorded as Munich[17]. Subsidiaries include Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials[24], a Max Planck Institute[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1917[30], headquartered in Düsseldorf[31]; Max Planck Institute for Medical Research[25], a Max Planck Institute[32], in Germany[33], founded in 1930[34]; Friedrich Miescher Lab[26], a Max Planck Institute[35], in Germany[36]; Fritz Haber Institute of the MPG[27], a Max Planck Institute[37], in Germany[38], founded in 1911[39], headquartered in Dahlem[40]; Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research[41], a Max Planck Institute[42], in Germany[43], founded in 1931[44]; and Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research[45], a Max Planck Institute[46], in Germany[47], founded in 1982[48].

Recognition

Max Planck Society received the Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation[3].

Why It Matters

Max Planck Society draws 323 Wikipedia views per month (public_research_institution_in_germany category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

FAQs

What awards did Max Planck Society receive?

Honors received include Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation[3].

References

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  19. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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