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somatotype

Summary

somatotype ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (380 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • somatotype is credited with the discovery of William Herbert Sheldon[2].
  • somatotype is a type of type[3].
  • somatotype's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[4].
  • somatotype's studied by is recorded as somatotypology[5].

Body

Definition and Type

somatotype is a type of type[3].

Why It Matters

somatotype ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (380 views/month).[1] somatotype has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] somatotype is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). somatotype. Retrieved October 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/somatotype
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_somatotype_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{somatotype}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/somatotype}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-03}}
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  1. 1d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → type
    Studied by → somatotypology
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'id', 'is', 'it', 'kk', 'ko', '
    Harper's tag → somatotypes
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: somatotypes, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289960273|somatotypes (#289960273)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] "
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