5. Linked Data Sources

Linked Data Sources

Central storage for structured data of Wikipedia
Published under CC0
Each item has a persistent URI
Browsable by humans here
Browsable by computers using the MediaWiki API
Contains name variations (i.e., "a.k.a.") and spellings in different languages
Example for Heinrich Glarean.
JSON and RDF versions can be also accessed by adding the suffix.
Links to VIAF, Library of Congress, Open Library, IMSLP.
The dataset can be queried through their SPARQL endpoint. Check the user manual.