Rand McNally

American publishing company (Chicago)
Organization business Q1586156
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Rand McNally

Summary

Rand McNally is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (169 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rand McNally's field of work was cartography[3].
  • Rand McNally's field of work was geography[4].
  • Rand McNally is in the country of United States[5].
  • Rand McNally's image is recorded as Rand McNally new building.jpg[6].
  • Rand McNally's instance of is recorded as business[7].
  • Rand McNally's instance of is recorded as enterprise[8].
  • Rand McNally's instance of is recorded as publishing house[9].
  • Rand McNally's instance of is recorded as map publishing company[10].
  • Rand McNally's founder is recorded as William Rand[11].
  • Rand McNally's founder is recorded as Andrew McNally[12].
  • Rand McNally's owned by is recorded as Lynn Tilton[13].
  • William Rand is named after Rand McNally[14].
  • Andrew McNally is named after Rand McNally[15].
  • Rand McNally's logo image is recorded as WHEELER1893 pg012 RAND McNELLY LOGO.jpg[16].
  • Rand McNally's headquarters location is recorded as Chicago[17].
  • Rand McNally's ISNI is recorded as 0000000405223377[18].
  • Rand McNally's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 137487244[19].
  • Rand McNally's GND ID is recorded as 812840-6[20].
  • Rand McNally's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79150315[21].
  • Rand McNally's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11878044p[22].
  • Rand McNally's IdRef ID is recorded as 026554445[23].
  • Rand McNally's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA01910747[24].
  • Rand McNally's Commons category is recorded as Rand McNally[25].
  • Rand McNally's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 36238738[26].
  • Rand McNally's industry is recorded as publishing[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include William Rand[11] and Andrew McNally[12]. +1856-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Rand McNally[28]. Its location of formation is recorded as Chicago[29].

Operations

Rand McNally's headquarters location is recorded as Chicago[17].

Industry

Industries include publishing[27], software industry[30], and information technology[31]. Fields of work include cartography[3], a branch of science[32] and geography[4], an academic discipline[33].

Ownership

Rand McNally's owned by is recorded as Lynn Tilton[13]. Products include software[34], map[35], atlas[36], globe[37], textbook[38], and book[39].

Why It Matters

Rand McNally ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (169 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . GRID Release 2017-05-22. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . GRID Release 2017-05-22. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . fundinguniverse.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . archives.newberry.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . manualslib.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . manualslib.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Encyclopedia of Chicago. Retrieved . archives.newberry.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Encyclopedia of Chicago. Retrieved . archives.newberry.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . randmcnally.com. Retrieved . randmcnally.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Q12013. Retrieved . randmcnally.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Smithsonian American Art Museum person/institution ID. Retrieved . csu-sdsu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . Thomson Reuters Open Perm ID. Retrieved . fundinguniverse.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . Thomson Reuters Open Perm ID. Retrieved . manualslib.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] . Encyclopedia of Chicago. Retrieved . archives.newberry.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [34] . National Software Reference Library. Retrieved . teleocapital.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [35] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . archives.newberry.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [36] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . archives.newberry.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [37] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . archives.newberry.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [38] . Encyclopedia of Chicago. Retrieved . archives.newberry.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [39] . archives.newberry.org. Retrieved . archives.newberry.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . 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. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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