University of Chicago

Summary

University of Chicago is a private university^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• University of Chicago was a member of Consortium of Social Science Associations^[3].
• University of Chicago was a member of Q118398^[4].
• University of Chicago was a member of DataCite^[5].
• University of Chicago was a member of Association of American Universities^[6].
• University of Chicago was a member of Higher Education Leadership Initiative for Open Scholarship^[7].
• University of Chicago was a member of Coalition for Networked Information^[8].
• University of Chicago is located in Chicago^[9].
• University of Chicago is in the country of United States^[10].
• University of Chicago's instance of is recorded as private university^[11].
• University of Chicago's instance of is recorded as private not-for-profit educational institution^[12].
• University of Chicago's instance of is recorded as research university^[13].
• University of Chicago's founder is recorded as John D. Rockefeller^[14].
• University of Chicago's founder is recorded as American Baptist Education Society^[15].
• University of Chicago's founder is recorded as Silas B. Cobb^[16].
• University of Chicago's founder is recorded as Charles L. Hutchinson^[17].
• University of Chicago's founder is recorded as Martin A. Ryerson^[18].
• University of Chicago's founder is recorded as John Dewey^[19].
• University of Chicago's headquarters location is recorded as Chicago^[20].
• The location of University of Chicago was Chicago^[21].
• University of Chicago's postal code is recorded as 60637^[22].
• University of Chicago's child organization or unit is recorded as University of Chicago Press^[23].
• University of Chicago's child organization or unit is recorded as Department of Comparative Human Development, University of Chicago^[24].
• University of Chicago's child organization or unit is recorded as Argonne National Laboratory^[25].
• University of Chicago's child organization or unit is recorded as Evanston Hospital^[26].
• University of Chicago's child organization or unit is recorded as Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering^[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include John D. Rockefeller^[14], American Baptist Education Society^[15], Silas B. Cobb^[16], Charles L. Hutchinson^[17], Martin A. Ryerson^[18], and John Dewey^[19]. 1890 marks the founding of University of Chicago^[28].

Leadership

University of Chicago's chairperson is recorded as Robert Zimmer^[29].

Operations

University of Chicago's headquarters location is recorded as Chicago^[20]. Subsidiaries include University of Chicago Press^[23], a university press^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1891^[32], headquartered in Chicago^[33]; Department of Comparative Human Development, it^[24]; Argonne National Laboratory^[25], a laboratory^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1946^[36], headquartered in Lemont^[37]; Evanston Hospital^[26], a medical organization^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1891^[40]; and Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering^[27], an academic institution^[41], founded in 2011^[42].

Industry

University of Chicago's industry is recorded as higher education^[43].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for University of Chicago include Chicago school of economics^[44], a school of economic thought^[45].

Why It Matters

University of Chicago has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for it include Chicago school of economics^[44], a school of economic thought^[45].