McGill University

Summary

McGill University is a public research university^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of public_research_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,603 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• McGill University was a member of U Sports^[3].
• McGill University was a member of Digital Library Federation^[4].
• McGill University was a member of Association of Commonwealth Universities^[5].
• McGill University was a member of Association of Research Libraries^[6].
• McGill University was a member of Canadian Association of Research Libraries^[7].
• McGill University was a member of Universities Canada^[8].
• McGill University is located in Montreal^[9].
• McGill University is in the country of Canada^[10].
• McGill University's instance of is recorded as public research university^[11].
• McGill University's instance of is recorded as open-access publisher^[12].
• McGill University's instance of is recorded as university in Quebec^[13].
• McGill University's founder is recorded as James McGill^[14].
• James McGill is named after McGill University^[15].
• McGill University's headquarters location is recorded as Montreal^[16].
• McGill University's child organization or unit is recorded as Osler Library of the History of Medicine^[17].
• McGill University's child organization or unit is recorded as Canadian Institute for International Peace and Security^[18].
• McGill University's child organization or unit is recorded as International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research^[19].
• McGill University's child organization or unit is recorded as Group for Research in Decision Analysis^[20].
• McGill University's child organization or unit is recorded as McGill University School of Information Studies^[21].
• McGill University's child organization or unit is recorded as McGill University Archives^[22].
• McGill University's child organization or unit is recorded as McGill University Libraries^[23].
• McGill University's child organization or unit is recorded as McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences^[24].
• McGill University's child organization or unit is recorded as Rare Books and Special Collections^[25].
• McGill University's child organization or unit is recorded as McGill Faculty of Science^[26].
• McGill University's Commons category is recorded as McGill University^[27].

Body

Founding

McGill University's founder is recorded as James McGill^[14]. 1821 marks the founding of it^[28].

Operations

McGill University's headquarters location is recorded as Montreal^[16]. Subsidiaries include Osler Library of the History of Medicine^[17], an academic library^[29], in Canada^[30], founded in 1929^[31]; Canadian Institute for International Peace and Security^[18], an educational institution^[32], in Canada^[33], founded in 1996^[34]; International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research^[19], a facility^[35], in Canada^[36], founded in 2004^[37]; Group for Research in Decision Analysis^[20], a facility^[38], in Canada^[39], founded in 1979^[40]; McGill University School of Information Studies^[21], an academic department^[41], in Canada^[42]; and McGill University Archives^[22], a university archive^[43], in Canada^[44], founded in 1962^[45].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for McGill University include mcgillite^[46], a mineral species^[47].

Why It Matters

McGill University ranks in the top 7% of public_research_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,603 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

Entities named for it include mcgillite^[46], a mineral species^[47].