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Temple University

URI(s)

http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79120709

Instance Of

Scheme Membership(s)

Library of Congress Name Authority File

Collection Membership(s)

Variants

Philadelphia. Temple University
TU

Additional Information

http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/n79120709

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Associated Locale
Associated Language
Field of Activity

Identified By

http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1420239

Identified By

https://viaf.org/viaf/127396206

Identified By

https://isni.org/isni/0000000122483398

Additional Related Forms

Temple College (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC%7Cn++79120709#skos:Concept

Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

Temple University Label from public data source Wikidata
Temple University

Earlier Established Forms

Philadelphia. Temple University

Sources

found: NUCMC data from Temple Univ. Libr., Urban Archives Center for Barkas, B.W. Papers, 1921-1968(Temple University)

found: Amer. Univ. and Colleges, c1940(Temple University; Philadelphia, Pa.; first instruction 1884; chartered as Temple College 1888; name chgd. to Temple University 1907 because of addition of professional schools)

found: Wikipedia, viewed June 30, 2020(Temple University (sometimes referred to as Temple or TU) is a public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist minister Russell Conwell. On May 12, 1888, it was renamed the Temple College of Philadelphia. By 1907, the institution revised its institutional status and was incorporated as a university) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_University

Change Notes

1980-06-02: new

2023-03-14: revised

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