Skull and Bones

Summary

Skull and Bones is a fraternity^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of fraternity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,275 views/month, #1 of 100).^[2]

Key Facts

• Skull and Bones is located in New Haven^[3].
• Skull and Bones is in the country of United States^[4].
• Skull and Bones's image is recorded as Bones logo.jpg^[5].
• Skull and Bones's instance of is recorded as fraternity^[6].
• Skull and Bones's instance of is recorded as Collegiate secret societies in North America^[7].
• Skull and Bones's instance of is recorded as secret society^[8].
• Skull and Bones's founder is recorded as William Huntington Russell^[9].
• Skull and Bones's founder is recorded as Alphonso Taft^[10].
• Skull and Bones's headquarters location is recorded as New Haven^[11].
• Skull and Bones's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 296372326^[12].
• Skull and Bones's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15056067m^[13].
• Skull and Bones's IdRef ID is recorded as 167283731^[14].
• Skull and Bones's Commons category is recorded as Skull and Bones^[15].
• +1832-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Skull and Bones^[16].
• Skull and Bones's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/017l66^[17].
• Skull and Bones's location of formation is recorded as Yale University^[18].
• Skull and Bones's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Skull and Bones Society^[19].
• Skull and Bones's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Skull-and-Bones-Yale^[20].
• Skull and Bones's present in work is recorded as Ninth House^[21].
• Skull and Bones's present in work is recorded as The Skulls^[22].
• Skull and Bones's present in work is recorded as The Skulls II^[23].
• Skull and Bones's present in work is recorded as The Skulls 3^[24].
• Skull and Bones's present in work is recorded as The Good Shepherd^[25].
• Skull and Bones's present in work is recorded as The Caper Chase^[26].
• Skull and Bones's present in work is recorded as The Brotherhood of the Bell^[27].

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Founding

Founders include William Huntington Russell^[9] and Alphonso Taft^[10]. +1832-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Skull and Bones^[16]. Its location of formation is recorded as Yale University^[18].

Operations

Skull and Bones's headquarters location is recorded as New Haven^[11].

Why It Matters

Skull and Bones ranks in the top 1% of fraternity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,275 views/month, #1 of 100).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]