The Scotsman

British national daily newspaper
Organization daily_newspaper Q1049657
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The Scotsman

Summary

The Scotsman is a daily newspaper[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of daily_newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (719 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Scotsman is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • The Scotsman's instance of is recorded as daily newspaper[4].
  • The Scotsman was published by National World[5].
  • The Scotsman is owned by The Scotsman Publications[6].
  • The Scotsman's headquarters location is recorded as Edinburgh[7].
  • The Scotsman's place of publication is recorded as Edinburgh[8].
  • The Scotsman's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • The Scotsman's archives at is recorded as British Newspaper Archive[10].
  • The Scotsman's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[11].
  • January 25, 1817 marks the founding of The Scotsman[12].
  • The Scotsman's official website is recorded as https://www.scotsman.com/[13].
  • The Scotsman's official website is recorded as http://scotsman.com[14].
  • The Scotsman's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Scotsman[15].
  • The Scotsman's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Scotsman'}[16].
  • The Scotsman's newspaper format is recorded as compact[17].

Body

Founding

January 25, 1817 marks the founding of The Scotsman[12].

Operations

The Scotsman's headquarters location is recorded as Edinburgh[7].

Ownership

The Scotsman is owned by The Scotsman Publications[6].

Why It Matters

The Scotsman ranks in the top 8% of daily_newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (719 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk. britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . The Scotsman. britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Muck Rack. Retrieved . muckrack.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . ISSN Portal. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8h ago · Pigsonthewing · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception +1817-01-25T00:00:00Z
    Publisher
    Country United Kingdom
    Archives at British Newspaper Archive
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14397]]: 4253, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/290071971|The Scotsman (#290071971)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7918|‎Darwin Correspondent"
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