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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 (388 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 official website is recorded as https://www.asiaticsocietykolkata.org/[10].
  • The Asiatic Society's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[11].
  • The Asiatic Society's legal form is recorded as Registered Society[12].
  • The Asiatic Society's different from is recorded as Société Asiatique[13].
  • The Asiatic Society's house publication is recorded as Journal of the Asiatic Society[14].

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 (388 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Works attributed to it include Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal[17], a scientific journal[18], in India[19], founded in 1832[20].

Related Entities

India William Jones

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . asiaticsocietykolkata.org. asiaticsocietykolkata.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . asiaticsocietykolkata.org. asiaticsocietykolkata.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] ↑ . 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. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d 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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