Project Gutenberg

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Project Gutenberg is a digital library.[1] It is associated with the United States.

It was established on December 1, 1971.

Project Gutenberg

Summary

Project Gutenberg is a digital library[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of digital_library entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,232 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Project Gutenberg authored Michael S. Hart[3].
  • Project Gutenberg is in the country of United States[4].
  • Project Gutenberg's instance of is recorded as digital library[5].
  • Project Gutenberg's instance of is recorded as MediaWiki wiki[6].
  • Project Gutenberg's instance of is recorded as website[7].
  • Project Gutenberg's instance of is recorded as Q139545757[8].
  • Project Gutenberg's official language is recorded as English[9].
  • Project Gutenberg's founder is recorded as Michael S. Hart[10].
  • Project Gutenberg was published by Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation[11].
  • Project Gutenberg is operated by Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation[12].
  • Johannes Gutenberg is named after Project Gutenberg[13].
  • Project Gutenberg's copyright license is recorded as Unlicense[14].
  • Project Gutenberg is part of Semantic Web[15].
  • Project Gutenberg's Commons category is recorded as Project Gutenberg[16].
  • Project Gutenberg's language of work or name is recorded as multiple languages[17].
  • Project Gutenberg's language of work or name is recorded as English[18].
  • December 1, 1971 marks the founding of Project Gutenberg[19].
  • July 4, 1971 marks the founding of Project Gutenberg[20].
  • Project Gutenberg's official website is recorded as https://gutenberg.org[21].
  • Project Gutenberg's main subject is public domain[22].
  • Project Gutenberg's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/gutenbergtools/gutenbergsite[23].
  • Project Gutenberg's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/project-gutenberg[24].
  • Project Gutenberg's depends on software is recorded as Q83[25].
  • Project Gutenberg's Alexa rank is recorded as {'amount': '+6523'}[26].
  • Project Gutenberg's main Wikidata property is recorded as P1938[27].

Body

Founding

Project Gutenberg's founder is recorded as Michael S. Hart[10]. Recorded inception include December 1, 1971[19] and July 4, 1971[20].

Identity

Project Gutenberg is part of Semantic Web[15].

Operations

Project Gutenberg is operated by Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation[12].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Project Gutenberg include Projekt Gutenberg-DE[28], a digital library[29], founded in 1994[30] and Project Runeberg[31], a website[32], in Sweden[33], founded in 1992[34].

Why It Matters

Project Gutenberg ranks in the top 3% of digital_library entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,232 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for it include Projekt Gutenberg-DE[28], a digital library[29], founded in 1994[30] and Project Runeberg[31], a website[32], in Sweden[33], founded in 1992[34].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Library of Congress Online Catalog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . gutenberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Library of Congress Online Catalog. Retrieved . lccn.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Project Gutenberg. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . gutenberg.org. Retrieved . gutenberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . alexa.com. alexa.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] ↑ . 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. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Source code repository url → https://github.com/gutenbergtools/gutenbergsite
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P1324]]: https://github.com/gutenbergtools/gutenbergsite, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/bc19f2395d96|details]])"
  2. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 1300995890
    Wikipedia languages → ['abstract', 'af', 'an', 'ar', 'ast', 'az', 'bar', 'be', 'bg', 'bn', 'bs', 'ca',
    Sitelink count → 80
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56529|batch #56529]]: Import GNDs from dewiki"
  3. 5w ago · CommonsDelinker · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Logo image → Project Gutenberg logo.svg
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P154]]: Project Gutenberg Logo.jpg, Removing [[:c:File:Project_Gutenberg_Logo.jpg|Project_Gutenberg_Logo.jpg]], it has been deleted from Commons by [[:c:User:"
  4. 6w ago · LaserMoai · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+19836'}, {'amount': '+17364'}, {'amount': '+23179'} +15
    Logo image → Project Gutenberg logo.svg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P154]]: Project Gutenberg Logo.jpg"
  5. 7w ago · Gymnicus · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+19836'}, {'amount': '+17364'}, {'amount': '+23179'} +15
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P8687]]: 29,062"
  6. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3n6FU6
    Open library publisher id → —
    Instance of → digital library, MediaWiki wiki, website +1
    Wikidata description → free digital library
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  7. 16w ago · Jwillikers · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → digital library, MediaWiki wiki, website +1
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q2085381]]"
  8. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P5008]]: [[Q136752719]]"
  9. 22w ago · RealBogKon · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Crunchbase organization id → project-gutenberg
    Library of congress authority id → no94013195
    Operator → Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation
    Spoken text audio → —
    + 143 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P407]]: [[Q1860]]"
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