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NLB Name Authorities Attributes

Data from Feb 2019 to May 2023Updated 6 months ago

NLB (National Library Board)

Contains name authorities with their attributes.

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NLBNameAuthoritiesAttributes.csv (17.2K rows, 5.4 MB)

UID
Text
Descriptor
Text
Vocabulary
Text
Description
Text
Name (DisplayName)
Text
Latitude
Text
Longitude
Text
Birth Year (yyyy)
Text
Death Year (yyyy)
Text
Feature type
Text
Year started yyyy
Text
Year ended yyyy
Text
Occupation
Text
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)0.0%
_People37.0%
_Geographics29.0%
_Organisations27.8%
_GeoBuildings6.1%
(Null)0.0%
(Null)43.4%
(Null)67.9%
(Null)67.9%
(Null)73.8%
19460.4%
19480.4%
19490.4%
19630.4%
(Null)90.7%
20120.2%
20150.2%
20160.3%
20230.2%
(Null)64.9%
street22.8%
administrative division2.1%
temple1.1%
building0.9%
(Null)75.2%
19810.4%
19920.4%
20000.5%
20010.4%
(Null)91.8%
19840.2%
19850.2%
20010.3%
20020.2%
(Null)64.4%
Artist2.0%
Writer1.2%
Painter (Art)1.0%
Business person0.7%
185834874 Goodwood Hill_GeoBuildingsColonial building built by the Public Work Department at the top of Goodwood Hill. It was the residence of Financial Secretary Thomas Mure Hart before it was converted into the Civil Service Political Study Centre in 1959.na1.3123691103.8343179nanahousenanana
186577897 Adam Park_GeoBuildingsA colonial bungalow located off Adam Road that was marked as a historic site by the National Heritage Board in 2002. It was the former headquarters of the British battalion which defended Singapore before the surrender to the Japanese in February 1942. The house became a private residence after the Japanese Occupation and served as the Adam Park Guild House of the National University of Singapore Society between 1987 and 2014.na1.3294749103.8137881nanahistorical sitenanana
187220567 Steps Creative Studio_OrganisationsA character design and IP development studio with a full-service offering, 2D/3D animation, motion graphics, VFX and video production.7 Steps Creative Studionananananananana
199047897 Steps Productions_OrganisationsMultifaceted studio based in Singapore that specialises in animation production, motion graphic design, and mascot activation. It is known for creating the mascot CubeMelt.7 Steps Productions Pte Ltdnananananananana
1871173201 Studio_OrganisationsInvolved in motion picture and movie production.01 Studio Pte Ltdnanananana2016nana
1872362811 Keppel Hill_GeoBuildingsConserved bungalow that forms part of the Southern Ridges Conservation Area. It was one of the tropical residences constructed by the Harbour Board, the Cable & Wireless Company as well as private individuals around the second half of the 1800s and served as a residence for one of the senior members of management for Keppel Harbour.na1.2693186103.8181662nanahousenanana
1858963713 Little Pictures_OrganisationsSingaporean film collective that produces and promotes films that celebrate cinema with all its diversities. It supports independent filmmaking through ideas, collaboration and production support. It organises regional film labs. Its feature and short films have been screened overseas in places such as Rotterdam, Berlin and New York.13 Little Picturesnanananana2009nana
1857741033 Auction_OrganisationsAuction company incorporated and registered in Singapore, to support the development of visual arts in Asia. It specialises in auctioning Modern and Contemporary Asian Art. The first auction was held in May 2009. It works closely with important art institutions, artists, prominent collectors as well as curators. In 2013, it was named one of the top auction houses in Asia by Blouin Artinfo.33 Auctionnananananananana
1858348536 - 38 Armenian Street (Place)_GeoBuildingsTwo clusters of shophouses built between the 1930s and 1940s. They housed the Mayfair Hotel from the 1950s to the late 2000s, before being converted to lodgings for foreign workers. The buildings were restored in 2011, with new extensions housing accomodations, shops and a private art gallery. The shophouses were given conservation status on 13 October 2001 under the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s voluntary conservation scheme.na1.294021103.849642nanabuildingnanana
1985728638 Oxley Road_GeoBuildingsResidence of Singapore's founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew between 1940s and 2015. The "early style" bungalow was commissioned by a Dutch merchant Hermann Cornelius Verloop in 1898. It was then named Castor. The house is associated with several key events in Singapore history, including Lee Kuan Yew's meeting with Chinese-educated unionists Fong Swee Suan and Lim Chin Siong, and served as the venue for secret discussions between Lee and other individuals such as Goh Keng Swee and Toh Chin Chye that led to the People's Action Party's (PAP) inauguration.na1.297958103.8407605nanahousenanana

Column legend

Title
Column name
Data type
Unit of measure
Description
UIDuidText-Unique identifier of the entity.
DescriptordescriptorText-Standardised preferred name of the entity for indexing purposes. It may be established differently from its original form.
VocabularyvocabularyText-Category of the entity. GeoBuildings: Buildings and structures in Singapore that are historically or culturally significant. Geographics: Names of streets and places in Singapore that includes locations and significant landmarks such as historic sites as well as streets, roads, islands, rivers, canals, hills and parks. Organisations: Names of Singapore-related organisations. People: Names of mainly Singapore-related people.
DescriptiondescriptionText-Description of the entity.
Name (DisplayName)name_displaynameText-Name of the person as displayed in original form.
LatitudelatText-Latitude of the place or building.
LongitudelongText-Longitude of the place or building.
Birth Year (yyyy)birth_year_yyyyText-Birth year of the person.
Death Year (yyyy)death_year_yyyyText-Death year of the person.
Feature typefeature_typeText-Term that describes the role or characteristic of the building or place.
Year started yyyyyear_started_yyyyText-Year of establishment of the organisation, year of name change of the organisation or year of merger between two or more organisations.
Year ended yyyyyear_ended_yyyyText-Year in which the organisation ended, year of name change of the organisation, or year of merger between two or more organisations.
OccupationoccupationText-Occupation of the person. Multiple occupations are separated by the "|" character.
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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_a6d93a061d4148fe55106a28ddd6193c"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

Citation

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National Library Board. (2019). NLB Name Authorities Attributes (2024) [Dataset]. data.gov.sg. Retrieved November 22, 2024 from https://data.gov.sg/datasets/d_a6d93a061d4148fe55106a28ddd6193c/view

About this dataset

Contact

chow_yaw_huah@nlb.gov.sg

Created on

15 Feb 2019

Licence

Free forever for personal or commercial use, under the Open Data Licence.

Agency

NLB (National Library Board)

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