Royal Geographical Society

Summary

Royal Geographical Society is a charitable organization^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of charitable_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (354 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Royal Geographical Society was a member of British and Irish Committee on Map Information and Cataloguing Systems^[3].
• Royal Geographical Society was a member of Society Publishers' Coalition^[4].
• Royal Geographical Society was a member of Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers^[5].
• Royal Geographical Society was a member of Arts and Humanities Alliance^[6].
• Royal Geographical Society is located in City of Westminster^[7].
• Royal Geographical Society is in the country of United Kingdom^[8].
• Royal Geographical Society's image is recorded as The Royal Geographical Society, Kensington.jpg^[9].
• Royal Geographical Society's instance of is recorded as charitable organization^[10].
• Royal Geographical Society's instance of is recorded as scientific society^[11].
• Royal Geographical Society's instance of is recorded as national academy^[12].
• Royal Geographical Society's instance of is recorded as geographical society^[13].
• Royal Geographical Society's headquarters location is recorded as Lowther Lodge^[14].
• Royal Geographical Society's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121570625^[15].
• Royal Geographical Society's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121675865^[16].
• Royal Geographical Society's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 138109643^[17].
• Royal Geographical Society's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 130177314^[18].
• Royal Geographical Society's GND ID is recorded as 1009629-2^[19].
• Royal Geographical Society's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84236001^[20].
• Royal Geographical Society's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80152915^[21].
• Royal Geographical Society's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500245798^[22].
• Royal Geographical Society's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12018447b^[23].
• Royal Geographical Society's IdRef ID is recorded as 031659578^[24].
• Royal Geographical Society's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA00309381^[25].
• Royal Geographical Society's postal code is recorded as SW7 2AR^[26].
• Royal Geographical Society's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 001093241^[27].

Body

Founding

+1830-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Royal Geographical Society^[28].

Operations

Royal Geographical Society's headquarters location is recorded as Lowther Lodge^[14].

Industry

Royal Geographical Society's industry is recorded as geography^[29].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Royal Geographical Society include Geographical Society Island^[30], an island^[31], in Greenland^[32].

Why It Matters

Royal Geographical Society ranks in the top 3% of charitable_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (354 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for it include Geographical Society Island^[30], an island^[31], in Greenland^[32].