Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Botanical garden in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Organization botanical_garden Q1807521
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The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is a botanical garden [1][2] founded in 1670 [3]. Its headquarters are located in Edinburgh [4].

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Summary

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is a botanical garden[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of botanical_garden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (160 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh was a member of Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities[3].
  • Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh was a member of Biodiversity Information Standards[4].
  • Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh was a member of Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries[5].
  • Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh was a member of Publishing Scotland[6].
  • Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is located in City of Edinburgh[7].
  • Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is located in Edinburgh[8].
  • Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is located in Inverleith[9].
  • Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is in the country of United Kingdom[10].
  • Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's instance of is recorded as botanical garden[11].
  • Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's instance of is recorded as educational organization[12].
  • Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's instance of is recorded as research institute[13].
  • Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's instance of is recorded as herbarium[14].
  • Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's instance of is recorded as educational institution[15].
  • Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's instance of is recorded as academic publisher[16].
  • Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[17].
  • Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's instance of is recorded as executive non-departmental public body[18].
  • Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's headquarters location is recorded as Edinburgh[19].
  • The location of Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh was Edinburgh[20].
  • Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's child organization or unit is recorded as Benmore Botanic Garden[21].
  • Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's child organization or unit is recorded as Logan Botanic Garden[22].
  • Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's child organization or unit is recorded as Dawyck Botanic Garden[23].
  • Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is part of Scottish Government[24].
  • Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's Commons category is recorded as Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh[25].
  • Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's archives at is recorded as Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives[26].
  • Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh comprises Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Archives[27].

Body

Founding

1670 marks the founding of Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh[28].

Identity

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is part of Scottish Government[24].

Operations

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's headquarters location is recorded as Edinburgh[19]. Subsidiaries include Benmore Botanic Garden[21], a botanical garden[29], in United Kingdom[30]; Logan Botanic Garden[22], a botanical garden[31], in United Kingdom[32]; and Dawyck Botanic Garden[23], a botanical garden[33], in United Kingdom[34].

Why It Matters

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh ranks in the top 4% of botanical_garden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (160 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . portal.historicenvironment.scot. Retrieved . portal.historicenvironment.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . Scottish Charity Regulator. wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . gov.scot. Retrieved . gov.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . portal.historicenvironment.scot. portal.historicenvironment.scot. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Historic Environment Scotland ID. wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . Scottish Charity Regulator. wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . cetaf.org. cetaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [4] . tdwg.org. Retrieved . tdwg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . scurl.ac.uk. Retrieved . scurl.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [6] . publishingscotland.org. Retrieved . publishingscotland.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . rbge.org.uk. rbge.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [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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