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The Milgram experiment

series of social psychology experiments, studying obedience to authority figures
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Summary

The Milgram experiment is a social experiment[1]. It draws 19,917 Wikipedia views per month (social experiment category, ranking #2 of 9).[2]

Key Facts

  • Discoverer or inventor: Stanley Milgram[3]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: New Haven[4]
  • Country: United States[5]
  • Instance of: psychological experiment[6]
  • Named after: Stanley Milgram[7]
  • Commons category: Milgram experiment[8]
  • Described by source: We Do What We’re Told (Milgram’s 37)[9], Behavioral Study of obedience[10]
  • Uses: electrical injury[11]
  • P14541: DQl2K[12], ocAsj[13]

Why It Matters

The Milgram experiment has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

Stanley Milgram United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Horcrux · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopædia britannica online id → science/Milgram-experiment
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Subject named as: Milgram experiment, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1788775427609"
  2. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → Stanley Milgram
    Discoverer or inventor → Stanley Milgram
    Uses → electrical injury
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → New Haven
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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