GND Ontology
Changes from 2019-06-18 to 2019-10-15
All d-nb.info-URIs changed from http to https
Changes from 2019-02-12 to 2019-06-18
Updated comments to #dateOfBirth
Added comments to #dateOfDeath
Removed alignment from #dateOfBirth to foaf:birthday
Corrected improper comments in #firstAuthor
Changes from 2018-10-16 to 2019-02-12
Removed the axiom that all main classes are disjoint
Removed all owl:PropertyChains that have a owl:DatatypeProperty as their last chain link
- #affiliationAsLiteral
- #functionOrRoleAsLiteral
- #placeOfBirthAsLiteral
- #placeOfDeathAsLiteral
- #professionOrOccupationAsLiteral
- #titleOfNobilityAsLiteral
Changes from 2018-05-15
Minor corrections at some labels
Added alignments to AgRelOn:
gndo:relatedPerson rdfs:subPropertyOf agrelon:relatedAgent
gndo:relatedFamily rdfs:subPropertyOf agrelon:relatedAgent
gndo:relatedCorporateBody rdfs:subPropertyOf agrelon:relatedAgent
gndo:memberOfTheFamily rdfs:subPropertyOf agrelon:isMemberOf
gndo:dateOfBirth rdfs:subPropertyOf agrelon:hasBeginDate
gndo:dateOfEstablishment rdfs:subPropertyOf agrelon:hasBeginDate
gndo:dateOfDeath rdfs:subPropertyOf agrelon:hasEndDate
gndo:dateOfTermination rdfs:subPropertyOf agrelon:hasEndDate
Changes from 2018-01-16
Minor corrections to
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#topic
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#fieldOfActivity
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#narrowerTermGeneric
Changes from 2017-09-12
Added new classes
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#Company
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#MusicalCorporateBody
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#ReligiousCorporateBody
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#ReligiousAdministrativeUnit
Changes from 2017-01-17
Added new Annotation Properties:
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#abbreviatedNameForTheCorporateBody
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#abbreviatedNameForTheConferenceOrEvent
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#abbreviatedNameForThePlaceOrGeographicName
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#abbreviatedNameForTheWork
Changes from 2016-01-12
Created new ObjectProperty #relatedSubjectHeading and deprecated ObjectProperty #relatedSubjecHeading
All Properties named #preferredName* or #variantName are now instances of owl:AnnotationProperty instead of owl:DatatypeProperty
Changes from 2015-10-01
Updated MARC 21-equivalent changing $9 to $g in following properties:
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#addition
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#nameAddition
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#preferredNameForTheConferenceOrEvent
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#preferredNameForTheCorporateBody
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#preferredNameForTheFamily
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#preferredNameForThePerson
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#preferredNameForThePlaceOrGeographicName
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#preferredNameForTheSubjectHeading
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#preferredNameForTheWork
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#variantNameForTheConferenceOrEvent
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#variantNameForTheCorporateBody
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#variantNameForTheFamily
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#variantNameForThePerson
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#variantNameForThePlaceOrGeographicName
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#variantNameForTheSubjectHeading
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#variantNameForTheWork
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#affiliationAsLiteral
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#academicDegree
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#professionOrOccupationAsLiteral
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#titleOfNobilityAsLiteral
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#functionOrRoleAsLiteral
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#placeOfBirthAsLiteral
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#placeOfDeathAsLiteral
Changes from 2015-05-19
Correction of English comment and MARC 21 equivalent in gndo:titleOfNobilityAsLiteral
Changes from 2015-01-13
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#periodOfActivity is now a owl:DatatypeProperty
gndo:homepage is now an owl:ObjectProperty (adaption to actual usage)
removed owl:ontologyIRI (nonexistent property...)
Corrected relation between https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#periodOfActivity and http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label from owl:subClassOf to owl:subPropertyOf
Corrected typo in gndo:surname
Deprecated class gndo:MeansOfTransportWithIndividual_name (change due to naming convention)
Introduced class gndo:MeansOfTransportWithIndividualName
Introduced new datatype property gndo:functionOrRoleAsLiteral
Introduced new object property gndo:narrowerTermGeneral
Introduced new object property gndo:narrowerTermGeneric
Introduced new object property gndo:narrowerTermInstantial
Introduced new object property gndo:narrowerTermPartitive
Changes from 2014-09-16
Deprecated https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#Fictive_term
Introduced https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#FictiveTerm in order to keep naming consistent
Changed rdfs:type to rdf:type in https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#correspondent
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#preferredNameEntityForThePerson and https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#variantNameEntityForThePerson are now owl:ObjectProperties
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#titleOfNobility is now an owl:ObjectProperty
Introduced new owl:DatatypeProperty https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#titleOfNobilityAsLiteral
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#preferredName is now an owl:subPropertyOf rdfs:label
Changes from 2014-05-15:
Updated RDA-Mappings to reflect new RDA namespaces
Changes from 2014-01-15:
Corrected MARC 21 equivalent and rdfs:range in https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#academicDegree
Updated labels to distinguish datatype properties from similar object properties: https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#affiliationAsLiteral, https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#placeOfBirthAsLiteral, https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#placeOfDeathAsLiteral, https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#professionOrOccupationAsLiteral
Marked https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#correspondent as owl:symmetricProperty
Deprecated https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#broderTermGeneral (misspelled term name in URI)
Introduced https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#broaderTermGeneral (correctly spelled name in URI)
Corrected alignment to skos:broader: added to https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#broaderTermGeneral, removed from https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#broderTermGeneric (skos:broader)
Changes from 2012-06-30
Added rdfs:isDefinedBy everywhere
Added alignments:
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#variantNameForTheSubjectHeading (skos:altLabel)
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#preferredNameForTheSubjectHeading (skos:prefLabel)
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#SubjectHeading (skos:Concept)
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#broaderTermGeneric (skos:broader)
Hierarchy of broader/narrower term changed
gndo:broaderTerm is deprecated
gndo:broaderTermGeneral is now top level hierarche of broader/narrower
Following Properties are now subproperties of gndo:broaderTermGeneral:
gndo:broaderTermGeneric
gndo:broaderTermInstantial
gndo:broaderTermPartitive
gndo:broaderTermWithMoreThanOneElement
Fixed incorrect supertype for gndo:definition. gndo:definition is now a subproperty
of dct:definition, not of foaf:depiction
Deprecated gndo:StartingOrFinalPointOfADistance (with a capital S)
Introduced gndo:startingOrFinalPointOfADistance (with a minor s)
Specified that gndo:relatedTerm is also a owl:SymmetricProperty
Deprecated the property #addition
Deprecated the property #epithetGenericNameTitleOrTerritory
Added new Datatype property #nameAddition
Introduced new class hierarchy for NameOfThePerson
gndo:NameOfThePerson (existing class)
gndo:PreferredNameOfThePerson (new class)
gndo:VariantNameOfThePerson (new class)
gndo:EarlierNameOfThePerson (new class)
gndo:LaterNameOfThePerson (new class)
gndo:FullerFormOfNameOfThePerson (new class)
gndo:RealNameOfThePerson (new class)
gndo:PseudonymNameOfTheperson (new class)
preferredNamespaceUri
Authority ResourceConference or EventCorporate BodyDifferentiated personFamilyFictive termMeans of transport with individual nameName of the personPersonPlace or geographic nameSubject headingUndifferentiated personVariant name of the personWorkAffiliationAffiliation (Literal)ArtistAssociated dateAssociated placeAuthorBroader term (general)Broader term (generic)Broader term (instantial)Broader term (partitive)ComposerContributing familyCoordinatesFunction or roleFunction or role (Literal)Hierarchical superiorInstrumentMemberMember of the familyNarrower term (general)Narrower term (generic)Narrower term (instantial)Narrower term (partitive)OccasionOwnerPlace of Birth
isDefinedBy
GND Ontology
Changes from 2019-06-18 to 2019-10-15
All d-nb.info-URIs changed from http to https
Changes from 2019-02-12 to 2019-06-18
Updated comments to #dateOfBirth
Added comments to #dateOfDeath
Removed alignment from #dateOfBirth to foaf:birthday
Corrected improper comments in #firstAuthor
Changes from 2018-10-16 to 2019-02-12
Removed the axiom that all main classes are disjoint
Removed all owl:PropertyChains that have a owl:DatatypeProperty as their last chain link
- #affiliationAsLiteral
- #functionOrRoleAsLiteral
- #placeOfBirthAsLiteral
- #placeOfDeathAsLiteral
- #professionOrOccupationAsLiteral
- #titleOfNobilityAsLiteral
Changes from 2018-05-15
Minor corrections at some labels
Added alignments to AgRelOn:
gndo:relatedPerson rdfs:subPropertyOf agrelon:relatedAgent
gndo:relatedFamily rdfs:subPropertyOf agrelon:relatedAgent
gndo:relatedCorporateBody rdfs:subPropertyOf agrelon:relatedAgent
gndo:memberOfTheFamily rdfs:subPropertyOf agrelon:isMemberOf
gndo:dateOfBirth rdfs:subPropertyOf agrelon:hasBeginDate
gndo:dateOfEstablishment rdfs:subPropertyOf agrelon:hasBeginDate
gndo:dateOfDeath rdfs:subPropertyOf agrelon:hasEndDate
gndo:dateOfTermination rdfs:subPropertyOf agrelon:hasEndDate
Changes from 2018-01-16
Minor corrections to
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#topic
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#fieldOfActivity
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#narrowerTermGeneric
Changes from 2017-09-12
Added new classes
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#Company
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#MusicalCorporateBody
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#ReligiousCorporateBody
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#ReligiousAdministrativeUnit
Changes from 2017-01-17
Added new Annotation Properties:
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#abbreviatedNameForTheCorporateBody
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#abbreviatedNameForTheConferenceOrEvent
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#abbreviatedNameForThePlaceOrGeographicName
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#abbreviatedNameForTheWork
Changes from 2016-01-12
Created new ObjectProperty #relatedSubjectHeading and deprecated ObjectProperty #relatedSubjecHeading
All Properties named #preferredName* or #variantName are now instances of owl:AnnotationProperty instead of owl:DatatypeProperty
Changes from 2015-10-01
Updated MARC 21-equivalent changing $9 to $g in following properties:
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#addition
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#nameAddition
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#preferredNameForTheConferenceOrEvent
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#preferredNameForTheCorporateBody
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#preferredNameForTheFamily
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#preferredNameForThePerson
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#preferredNameForThePlaceOrGeographicName
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#preferredNameForTheSubjectHeading
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#preferredNameForTheWork
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#variantNameForTheConferenceOrEvent
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#variantNameForTheCorporateBody
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#variantNameForTheFamily
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#variantNameForThePerson
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#variantNameForThePlaceOrGeographicName
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#variantNameForTheSubjectHeading
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#variantNameForTheWork
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#affiliationAsLiteral
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#academicDegree
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#professionOrOccupationAsLiteral
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#titleOfNobilityAsLiteral
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#functionOrRoleAsLiteral
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#placeOfBirthAsLiteral
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#placeOfDeathAsLiteral
Changes from 2015-05-19
Correction of English comment and MARC 21 equivalent in gndo:titleOfNobilityAsLiteral
Changes from 2015-01-13
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#periodOfActivity is now a owl:DatatypeProperty
gndo:homepage is now an owl:ObjectProperty (adaption to actual usage)
removed owl:ontologyIRI (nonexistent property...)
Corrected relation between https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#periodOfActivity and http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label from owl:subClassOf to owl:subPropertyOf
Corrected typo in gndo:surname
Deprecated class gndo:MeansOfTransportWithIndividual_name (change due to naming convention)
Introduced class gndo:MeansOfTransportWithIndividualName
Introduced new datatype property gndo:functionOrRoleAsLiteral
Introduced new object property gndo:narrowerTermGeneral
Introduced new object property gndo:narrowerTermGeneric
Introduced new object property gndo:narrowerTermInstantial
Introduced new object property gndo:narrowerTermPartitive
Changes from 2014-09-16
Deprecated https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#Fictive_term
Introduced https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#FictiveTerm in order to keep naming consistent
Changed rdfs:type to rdf:type in https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#correspondent
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#preferredNameEntityForThePerson and https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#variantNameEntityForThePerson are now owl:ObjectProperties
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#titleOfNobility is now an owl:ObjectProperty
Introduced new owl:DatatypeProperty https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#titleOfNobilityAsLiteral
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#preferredName is now an owl:subPropertyOf rdfs:label
Changes from 2014-05-15:
Updated RDA-Mappings to reflect new RDA namespaces
Changes from 2014-01-15:
Corrected MARC 21 equivalent and rdfs:range in https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#academicDegree
Updated labels to distinguish datatype properties from similar object properties: https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#affiliationAsLiteral, https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#placeOfBirthAsLiteral, https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#placeOfDeathAsLiteral, https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#professionOrOccupationAsLiteral
Marked https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#correspondent as owl:symmetricProperty
Deprecated https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#broderTermGeneral (misspelled term name in URI)
Introduced https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#broaderTermGeneral (correctly spelled name in URI)
Corrected alignment to skos:broader: added to https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#broaderTermGeneral, removed from https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#broderTermGeneric (skos:broader)
Changes from 2012-06-30
Added rdfs:isDefinedBy everywhere
Added alignments:
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#variantNameForTheSubjectHeading (skos:altLabel)
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#preferredNameForTheSubjectHeading (skos:prefLabel)
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#SubjectHeading (skos:Concept)
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#broaderTermGeneric (skos:broader)
Hierarchy of broader/narrower term changed
gndo:broaderTerm is deprecated
gndo:broaderTermGeneral is now top level hierarche of broader/narrower
Following Properties are now subproperties of gndo:broaderTermGeneral:
gndo:broaderTermGeneric
gndo:broaderTermInstantial
gndo:broaderTermPartitive
gndo:broaderTermWithMoreThanOneElement
Fixed incorrect supertype for gndo:definition. gndo:definition is now a subproperty
of dct:definition, not of foaf:depiction
Deprecated gndo:StartingOrFinalPointOfADistance (with a capital S)
Introduced gndo:startingOrFinalPointOfADistance (with a minor s)
Specified that gndo:relatedTerm is also a owl:SymmetricProperty
Deprecated the property #addition
Deprecated the property #epithetGenericNameTitleOrTerritory
Added new Datatype property #nameAddition
Introduced new class hierarchy for NameOfThePerson
gndo:NameOfThePerson (existing class)
gndo:PreferredNameOfThePerson (new class)
gndo:VariantNameOfThePerson (new class)
gndo:EarlierNameOfThePerson (new class)
gndo:LaterNameOfThePerson (new class)
gndo:FullerFormOfNameOfThePerson (new class)
gndo:RealNameOfThePerson (new class)
gndo:PseudonymNameOfTheperson (new class)
license
title
GND Ontology
@en
GND-Ontologie
@de
available
2019-10-15
creator
issued
2012-06-30
license
modified
2019-06-13T08:29:00Z
publisher
rights
Copyright 2012-2019 Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
preferredNamespacePrefix
preferredNamespaceUri
https://d-nb.info/standards/elementset/gnd#
comment
Changes from 2019-06-18 to 2 ...... mNameOfTheperson (new class)
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