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Santa Fe Institute

non-profit research institute specializing in complex adaptive systems
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The Santa Fe Institute is a research institution headquartered in Santa Fe [1]. It was founded on January 1, 1984 and operates as a 501(c)(3) organization [1]. The institute was established by three scientists: George Cowan, David Pines, and Richard Slansky .

Santa Fe Institute

Summary

Santa Fe Institute is a research institute[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of research_institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (210 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Santa Fe Institute was a member of Association of Independent Research Institutes[3].
  • Santa Fe Institute is located in New Mexico[4].
  • Santa Fe Institute is in the country of United States[5].
  • Santa Fe Institute's image is recorded as Santa Fe Institute.jpg[6].
  • Santa Fe Institute's instance of is recorded as research institute[7].
  • Santa Fe Institute's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[8].
  • Santa Fe Institute's founder is recorded as George Cowan[9].
  • Santa Fe Institute's founder is recorded as David Pines[10].
  • Santa Fe Institute's founder is recorded as Richard Slansky[11].
  • Santa Fe Institute's headquarters location is recorded as Santa Fe[12].
  • Santa Fe Institute's ISNI is recorded as 0000000119411940[13].
  • Santa Fe Institute's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 144065662[14].
  • Santa Fe Institute's GND ID is recorded as 1212577-5[15].
  • Santa Fe Institute's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n87931031[16].
  • Santa Fe Institute's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12299077d[17].
  • Santa Fe Institute's IdRef ID is recorded as 031852904[18].
  • Santa Fe Institute's IdRef ID is recorded as 179910906[19].
  • Santa Fe Institute's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA02326100[20].
  • Santa Fe Institute's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00674826[21].
  • Santa Fe Institute's Commons category is recorded as Santa Fe Institute[22].
  • Santa Fe Institute's industry is recorded as research[23].
  • +1984-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Santa Fe Institute[24].
  • Santa Fe Institute's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.7005, 'lon': -105.909}[25].
  • Santa Fe Institute's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02k3gz[26].
  • Santa Fe Institute's official website is recorded as https://www.santafe.edu/[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include George Cowan[9], David Pines[10], and Richard Slansky[11]. +1984-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Santa Fe Institute[24].

Identity

Santa Fe Institute's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'SFI'}[28].

Operations

Santa Fe Institute's headquarters location is recorded as Santa Fe[12].

Industry

Santa Fe Institute's industry is recorded as research[23].

Why It Matters

Santa Fe Institute ranks in the top 1% of research_institute entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (210 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . charitynavigator.org. Retrieved . charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . GRID Release 2017-01-10. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . airi.org. Retrieved . airi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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