# University of Fort Hare

> university in Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa

**Wikidata**: [Q2005511](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2005511)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Fort_Hare)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/university-of-fort-hare

## Summary
The University of Fort Hare is a public university located in Alice in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Founded in 1916, it operates from a headquarters on King Williams Town Road in Alice and maintains an active web and social media presence under the handle "ufh1916."

## Key Facts
- Founded (inception): 1916.  
- Type: Public university (instance of: public university, university).  
- Location / headquarters: Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa; address recorded as 1 King Williams Town Road, Alice, postal code 5700.  
- Coordinates: latitude −32.7875, longitude 26.8475.  
- Student count: 11,074 (point in time: 2011).  
- Official website: https://www.ufh.ac.za/ (English).  
- Common aliases: Fort Hare University; UFH; ufh.ac.za; 福特海尔大学; Fort Hare大學.  
- Social media handles: Twitter/Instagram/Facebook: ufh1916.  
- Memberships: South African National Library and Information Consortium (point in time: 2023-09), African Library and Information Associations and Institutions, Association of African Universities.  
- Persistent identifiers: ISNI 0000000121528048; ROR 0184vwv17; VIAF 126640077; GND 1086387783; GRID grid.413110.6; Geonames 1003935; Ringgold 70679; Library of Congress authority n50066582.

## FAQs
### Q: Where is the University of Fort Hare located?
A: The University of Fort Hare is located in Alice in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Its headquarters address is recorded as 1 King Williams Town Road, Alice, postal code 5700.

### Q: When was the University of Fort Hare established?
A: The University of Fort Hare was founded in 1916.

### Q: How can I find the University of Fort Hare online?
A: The university's official website is https://www.ufh.ac.za/. Its social media handle across Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook is "ufh1916."

## Why It Matters
The University of Fort Hare is a long-standing public higher-education institution in South Africa, established in 1916 and continuing to serve students from its campus in Alice, Eastern Cape. As a public university, it is part of national and continental academic networks, including membership in the South African National Library and Information Consortium and the Association of African Universities, which supports collaboration, resource sharing, and recognition across libraries and academic institutions. Its numerous persistent identifiers (ISNI, ROR, VIAF, GND, GRID, Ringgold, Library of Congress authority, etc.) and multilingual aliases improve discoverability and integration into global research and library systems. The recorded student population figure (11,074 in 2011) indicates its role as a medium-scale provider of tertiary education. The institution's maintained online presence and active social accounts under "ufh1916" support outreach and information access for prospective students, researchers, and partners.

## Notable For
- Founded in 1916, giving it over a century of institutional history.  
- Located in Alice, Eastern Cape, with a documented headquarters at 1 King Williams Town Road (postal code 5700).  
- Recorded student body of 11,074 (2011).  
- Memberships in key library and university consortia: South African National Library and Information Consortium; African Library and Information Associations and Institutions; Association of African Universities.  
- Wide set of persistent global identifiers (ISNI, ROR, VIAF, GND, GRID, Ringgold, Library of Congress authority) supporting discoverability and cataloging.

## Body

### Names and Aliases
- Official name: University of Fort Hare.  
- Aliases and common variants: Fort Hare University; UFH; ufh.ac.za; 福特海尔大学; Fort Hare大學.  
- Wikimedia Commons category: University of Fort Hare, South Africa.  
- Wikipedia title: University of Fort Hare.  
- Sitelink count: 32.

### Establishment and Type
- Inception year: 1916.  
- Instance of: public university; university.

### Location and Contact
- Country: South Africa.  
- Located in / Headquarters: Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa.  
- Street address (recorded): 1 King Williams Town Road, Alice.  
- Postal code (recorded): 5700.  
- Coordinates: −32.7875 latitude, 26.8475 longitude.  
- Geonames ID: 1003935.  
- GNS unique feature ID: −1228678.

### Student Body
- Count of students: 11,074 (point in time: 2011).

### Memberships and Affiliations
- Member of South African National Library and Information Consortium (point in time: 2023-09).  
- Member of African Library and Information Associations and Institutions.  
- Member of the Association of African Universities.

### Identifiers and Registrations
- ISNI: 0000000121528048.  
- ROR: 0184vwv17.  
- VIAF: 126640077.  
- GND: 1086387783.  
- GRID: grid.413110.6.  
- Freebase ID: /m/0hgyw.  
- Ringgold ID: 70679.  
- Library of Congress authority ID: n50066582.  
- Additional registry IDs: geonames 1003935; hal_structure_id 312350; kisti_id K000205351; idref 028368061; national library of Israel J9U id 987007526219905171; BBC Things ID 5ad26548-975a-4a9f-be59-39fd355f05f9; Crunchbase organization id university-of-fort-hare; Wolfram Language entity code Entity["University","UniversityOfFortHare::73fgp"].

### Online Presence and Media
- Official website: https://www.ufh.ac.za/ (content specified as English).  
- Social media handles: Twitter/Instagram/Facebook username "ufh1916".  
- Documented social media follower counts (selected points in time): 7,383 (2020-04-24); 8,540 (2021-01-02); 10,031 (2022-01-08); 11,032 (preferred, 2023-02-10).  
- Image (campus entrance): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Universiteit_van_Fort_Hare_ingang.jpg

### Cataloging and Library Data
- Library and archive identifiers include ISNI, VIAF, GND, idref, hal_structure_id, and national library entries.  
- Member of library consortia and associations supporting institutional library services and resource sharing.

### Categories and Metadata
- Topic's main category: Category:University of Fort Hare.  
- Category for alumni: Category:University of Fort Hare alumni.  
- Wikipedia languages available include Afrikaans (af), Arabic (ar), Egyptian Arabic (arz), Catalan (ca), German (de), English (en), Esperanto (eo), Spanish (es), Basque (eu), Finnish (fi).

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## References

1. GRID Release 2017-01-10
2. Virtual International Authority File
3. [Source](https://web.archive.org/web/20230905131850/https://sanlic.org.za/about/)
4. [Source](https://web.archive.org/web/20230905151954/https://db.aflia.net/)
5. [Source](https://www.aau.org/subs/membership/)
6. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
7. GeoNames
8. BBC Things
9. [Source](http://www.ufh.ac.za)
10. GRID Release 2015-12-14
11. GRID Release 2016-12-06
12. Quora
13. Aligned ISNI and Ringgold identifiers for institutions
14. Microsoft Academic Knowledge Graph
15. HAL
16. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File
17. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)