[OpenGLAM] Call for reliable sources for biographical data

[Kristian Nordestgaard]

No, but the basic info is available from Kunstindeks Danmark (Art Index of
Denmark.)

Example: https://www.kulturarv.dk/kid/VisKunstner.do?kunstnerId=3626

Best,
Kristian

On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 2:53 PM, Marco Fossati <fossati at spaziodati.eu>
wrote:

> (Removing other lists from CC, as open glam seems the most relevant one)
>
> Thanks a lot Gill and Kristian for the pointers.
> I should have been more specific in my request, as I am actually looking
> for biographies **written in English** and available as **parsable raw
> text** (embedded in whatever format).
> Hence, @Gill, are the resources from digital.nls.uk available in a format
> other than a book?
> And @Kristian, are the biographies from Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon also
> available in English?
>
> Thanks again to everyone!
> Cheers,
>
> Marco
> Il 20 gen 2016 9:41 PM, "Kristian Nordestgaard" <kristian9k at gmail.com> ha
> scritto:
>
>> Danish artists: https://www.kulturarv.dk/kid/
>>
>> The page is in a mix of English and Danish, sadly, but I believe you can
>> work out the basics regardless.
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 6:05 PM, Hamilton, Gill <G.Hamilton at nls.uk>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Marco
>>>
>>> Not sure if this is the sort of thing you are looking for …..
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *The biographical dictionary of Scottish Women *
>>>
>>> ISBN 0748617132
>>>
>>>
>>> https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/The_biographical_dictionary_of_Scottish.html?id=QIRnAAAAMAAJ
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *Histories of Scottish families*
>>>
>>> http://digital.nls.uk/93506071
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *Genealogical collections concerning families in Scotland, made by
>>> Walter Macfarlane, 1750-1751*
>>>
>>> http://digital.nls.uk/74466633
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *Biographical dictionary of eminent Scotsmen*
>>>
>>> http://digital.nls.uk/74458002
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *Library of Congress Name Authority file (LCNAF)*
>>>
>>> These authorised versions of names are created as a result of literary
>>> warrant
>>>
>>> http://authorities.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First -
>>> text version
>>>
>>> http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names.html - RDF/LOD version
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *Virtual International Authority File*
>>>
>>> In use already on Wikipedia, includes LCNAF and many other name
>>> authority files from national libraries.
>>>
>>> https://viaf.org/ has RDF representation too
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Gill
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: open-glam [mailto:open-glam-bounces at lists.okfn.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Marco Fossati
>>> Sent: 20 January 2016 16:40
>>> To: open-glam at lists.okfn.org; Lista di discussione per bibliotecari e
>>> wikipediani; wikimedia-l at lists.wikimedia.org
>>> Subject: [OpenGLAM] Call for reliable sources for biographical data
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The StrepHit IEG project [1] is currently in the phase of curating a
>>> list of reliable sources containing biographical data.
>>>
>>> The mix'n'match tool [2] already maintains a list.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Can anyone involved in GLAM projects please suggest any more reliable
>>> sources?
>>>
>>> Thanks for getting in touch with me!
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Marco
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> [1]
>>>
>>>
>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/StrepHit:_Wikidata_Statements_Validation_via_References
>>>
>>> [2] https://tools.wmflabs.org/mix-n-match/
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