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The Asiatic Society

learned society founded by Sir William Jones in 1784
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The Asiatic Society

Summary

The Asiatic Society is a voluntary association[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of voluntary_association entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (150 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Asiatic Society is in the country of India[3].
  • The Asiatic Society's instance of is recorded as voluntary association[4].
  • The Asiatic Society's instance of is recorded as scientific society[5].
  • The Asiatic Society's founder is recorded as William Jones[6].
  • The Asiatic Society's headquarters location is recorded as Asiatic Society building[7].
  • The Asiatic Society's Commons category is recorded as Asiatic Society of Bengal[8].
  • January 15, 1784 marks the founding of The Asiatic Society[9].
  • The Asiatic Society's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 22.555175, 'longitude': 88.350521}[10].
  • The Asiatic Society's official website is recorded as https://www.asiaticsocietykolkata.org/[11].
  • The Asiatic Society's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[12].
  • The Asiatic Society's legal form is recorded as Registered Society[13].
  • The Asiatic Society's different from is recorded as Société Asiatique[14].
  • The Asiatic Society's house publication is recorded as Journal of the Asiatic Society[15].
  • The Asiatic Society's P14397 is recorded as 167[16].

Body

Founding

The Asiatic Society's founder is recorded as William Jones[6]. January 15, 1784 marks the founding of it[9].

Operations

The Asiatic Society's headquarters location is recorded as Asiatic Society building[7].

Why It Matters

The Asiatic Society ranks in the top 3% of voluntary_association entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (150 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Works attributed to it include Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal[19], a scientific journal[20], in India[21], founded in 1832[22].

Related Entities

India William Jones

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] ↑ . 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. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · YukiKoKo · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Asiatic Society - Park Street - Kolkata 2013-04-10 7830.JPG, Asiatic Society of Bengal logo.png
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 22.555175, 'longitude': 88.350521}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Asiatic Society of Bengal logo.png"
  2. 10w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Idref id → 028633806
    Rero id (legacy) → A000010158, A010046314
    National library of lithuania id → LNB:DdNf;=Bs
    National library of portugal id → 1948104
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q266950, Import ID Biblissima V2 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/74d891b831c|details]])"
  3. 11w ago · عُثمان · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bibsys id → 90743146, 90338274
    Canadiana name authority id → ncf11102920
    Vatican library vcba id → 494/2473, 494/2475
    Union list of artist names id → 500307180
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  4. 19w ago · Pigsonthewing · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Legal form → Registered Society
    Different from → Société Asiatique
    P14397 → 167
    Country → —
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14397]]: 167, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/290067987|Asiatic Society of Bengal (#290067987)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7918|‎Darwin C"
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