McGill University
English-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Summary
McGill University is a public research university[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of public research university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,072 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: U Sports[3], Association of Commonwealth Universities[4], Association of Research Libraries[5], Canadian Association of Research Libraries[6], Universities Canada[7], U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities[8], ArXiv[9], ORCID, Inc.[10], Association of American Universities[11], Coalition for Networked Information[12], Center for Research Libraries[13], Agence universitaire de la Francophonie[14], Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition[15], Digital Research Alliance of Canada[16]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Montreal[17]
- Country: Canada[18]
- Instance of: open-access publisher[19], university in Quebec[20]
- Founder: James McGill[21]
- Named after: James McGill[22]
- Headquarters location: Montreal[23]
- Postal code: H3A 2T5[24]
- Child organization or unit: Osler Library of the History of Medicine[25], Canadian Institute for International Peace and Security[26], International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research[27], Group for Research in Decision Analysis[28], McGill University School of Information Studies[29], McGill University Archives[30], McGill University Libraries[31], McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences[32], Rare Books and Special Collections[33], McGill Faculty of Science[34]
- Commons category: McGill University[35]
- Has part(s): McGill University Libraries[36], McGill Faculty of Science[37]
- Inception: 1821[38]
- Coordinate location: 45.505, -73.5775[39]
- Official website: https://www.mcgill.ca/[40]
- Topic's main category: Category:McGill University[41]
- Commons gallery: McGill University[42]
- Rector: Deep Saini[43]
- Phone number: +1-514-398-4455[44]
- Described by source: U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities[45]
- Ranking: 74[46], 78[47], 67[48], 73[49], 70[50], 90[51], 63[52], 64[53], 58[54]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for McGill University include mcgillite[55], a mineral species[56].
Why It Matters
McGill University has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] It is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]
Entities named for it include mcgillite[55], a mineral species[56].