Phi Beta Kappa Society

honor society for the liberal arts and sciences in the United States
Organization honor_society Q1938003
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Phi Beta Kappa Society

Summary

Phi Beta Kappa Society is an honor society[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Phi Beta Kappa Society held citizenship in United States[3].
  • Phi Beta Kappa Society was a member of Association of College Honor Societies[4].
  • Phi Beta Kappa Society was a member of National Humanities Alliance[5].
  • Phi Beta Kappa Society is in the country of United States[6].
  • Phi Beta Kappa Society's instance of is recorded as honor society[7].
  • Phi Beta Kappa Society's instance of is recorded as learned society[8].
  • Phi Beta Kappa Society's instance of is recorded as organization[9].
  • Phi Beta Kappa Society's instance of is recorded as academic publisher[10].
  • Phi Beta Kappa Society's founder is recorded as John Heath[11].
  • Phi Beta Kappa Society's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[12].
  • Phi Beta Kappa Society's part of the series is recorded as fraternities and sororities[13].
  • Phi Beta Kappa Society's Commons category is recorded as Phi Beta Kappa[14].
  • Phi Beta Kappa Society's industry is recorded as higher education[15].
  • December 5, 1776 marks the founding of Phi Beta Kappa Society[16].
  • Phi Beta Kappa Society's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.91147222222222, 'lon': -77.04211111111111}[17].
  • Phi Beta Kappa Society's location of formation is recorded as College of William & Mary[18].
  • Phi Beta Kappa Society's official website is recorded as https://pbk.org[19].
  • Phi Beta Kappa Society's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Phi Beta Kappa[20].
  • Phi Beta Kappa Society's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected][21].
  • Phi Beta Kappa Society's described at URL is recorded as https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Phi_Beta_Kappa[22].
  • Phi Beta Kappa Society's phone number is recorded as +1-202-265-3808[23].
  • Phi Beta Kappa Society's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[24].
  • Phi Beta Kappa Society's motto text is recorded as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Φιλοσοφία Βίου Κυβερνήτης'}[25].
  • Phi Beta Kappa Society's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Phi Beta Kappa'}[26].
  • Phi Beta Kappa Society's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'und', 'text': 'ΦΒΚ'}[27].

Body

Founding

Phi Beta Kappa Society's founder is recorded as John Heath[11]. December 5, 1776 marks the founding of it[16]. Its location of formation is recorded as College of William & Mary[18].

Identity

Phi Beta Kappa Society's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'und', 'text': 'ΦΒΚ'}[27].

Operations

Phi Beta Kappa Society's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[12].

Industry

Phi Beta Kappa Society's industry is recorded as higher education[15].

Why It Matters

Phi Beta Kappa Society has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . archINFORM. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . iiif.lib.harvard.edu. iiif.lib.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . achsnatl.org. Retrieved . achsnatl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . pbk.org. Retrieved . pbk.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . pbk.org. Retrieved . pbk.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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