The Thomson Corporation

Canadian publisher (1989-2008)
Organization business Q1571752
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The Thomson Corporation

Summary

The Thomson Corporation is a business[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Thomson Corporation is in the country of Canada[3].
  • The Thomson Corporation's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • The Thomson Corporation's instance of is recorded as enterprise[5].
  • The Thomson Corporation's instance of is recorded as publishing house[6].
  • Roy Thomson is named after The Thomson Corporation[7].
  • The Thomson Corporation was followed by Thomson Reuters[8].
  • The Thomson Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as Toronto[9].
  • The Thomson Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as Stamford[10].
  • The Thomson Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as Brooks/Cole Publishing[11].
  • The Thomson Corporation's country of origin is recorded as Canada[12].
  • 1989 marks the founding of The Thomson Corporation[13].
  • The Thomson Corporation was dissolved in 2008[14].
  • The Thomson Corporation's official website is recorded as http://www.thomson.com/[15].
  • The Thomson Corporation's replaces is recorded as Institute for Scientific Information[16].
  • The Thomson Corporation's replaces is recorded as International Thomson Organization[17].
  • The Thomson Corporation's replaced by is recorded as Thomson Reuters[18].
  • The Thomson Corporation's legal form is recorded as joint-stock company[19].

Body

Founding

1989 marks the founding of The Thomson Corporation[13].

Identity

The Thomson Corporation was followed by Thomson Reuters[8].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Toronto[9], a city[20], in Canada[21], founded in 1750[22] and Stamford[10], a city in the United States[23], in United States[24], founded in 1641[25]. The Thomson Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as Brooks/Cole Publishing[11].

Dissolution

The Thomson Corporation was dissolved in 2008[14].

Why It Matters

The Thomson Corporation has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

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] . Retrieved . 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.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

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
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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