Wikidata:WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Northwestern University Libraries/NU Archives Persons

Application profile: Names in NU Archives

• Suggestions for populating items for names related to NU Archives are below.
• Some MARC Authority Record references are included below--they're only rough approximations.
• Please prioritize the data in the items listed below with what's used in LC/NAF records currently: MARC 046 for birth/death dates, MARC 100/400 for form of name & aliases, MARC 3XXs for associated places, field of work, and occupation.
• Freely edit the application profile below as you'd like--especially change the examples to something NU-specific.

Resources

• NU finding aids themselves. Each item should have a link to the corresponding finding aid. They're rich in biographical information. Use the citation format [reference URL]<URL>[date retrieved]<date>. That citation is already in many records, so just use the "copy ref" function.
• Ancestry.com: NU Proquest Library edition. Many of the names in NU Archives are from the 19th and 20th century so they appear in Ancestry.com. Citation: [stated in]<Ancestry>[reference URL]<URL>[date retrieved]<date>
• SNAC. Can be used as a reference, and see use in property below.

List

First column: suggested NUL practice. r (required), ra (required if applicable), o (optional)'

nul	property	P	Values/Notes	REF	Examples
r	label in English	Len	Use RDA form of preferred name in direct order		Lina Bo Bardi
ra	alias in English	A-en	Use variant names in direct order		Achillina Bo
r	description	Den	English description, generally country + occupation		Italo-Brazilian architect
ra	on focus list of Wikimedia Project	P5008	WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Northwestern University Libraries (Q104665671)
r	instance of	P31	human (Q5)	n
ra	identifiers		Emphasize: VIAF (P214), LCCN (P244), ORCID iD (P496), ISNI (P213). See: MARC 024.	n
r	sex or gender	P21	Use: male, female, non-binary, intersex, transgender female, transgender male, agender, or "unknown" See: MARC 375.	r	Cara Delevingne <sex or gender> female
o	sexual orientation	P91	Use IF AND ONLY IF unambiguously stated by the person, or widely agreed upon by historians after death. Consult references carefully before using.	r	Albert Verlinde <sexual orientation> homosexuality
o	ethnic group	P172	Very high standard of proof needed: the subject claims it themself, or is widely agreed on by scholars	r	Karl Marx <ethnic group> Jewish people
ra	country of citizenship	P27	Country that recognizes the subject as its citizen. Do not surmise: if not definitively known, do not include. SEE: MARC 370 $c.	r	Nelson Mandela <country of citizenship> South Africa
ra	Place of birth	P19	See: MARC 370 $a	r
ra	Place of death	P20	See: MARC 370 $b	r
o	residence	P551	If known, use: start time (P580), end time (P582). See: MARC 370 $e	r	Kim Dotcom <residence> Queenstown
o	work location	P937	Location where person is/was active. Qualify with: start time (P580), end time (P582). See: MARC 370 $e		Filippo Brunelleschi <work location> Florence
ra	date of birth	P569	If date is approximate: include qualifier sourcing circumstances (P1480) WITH circa (Q5727902), near (Q21818619), presumably (Q18122778). See: MARC 046 $f	r	Jude Law <date of birth> 1972-12-29
ra	date of death	P570	If date is approximate: include qualifier sourcing circumstances (P1480) WITH circa (Q5727902), near (Q21818619), presumably (Q18122778). See: MARC 046 $g	r	Edgar Leopold Layard <date of death> 1900-01-01
ra	languages spoken, written or signed	P1412	Language(s) that a person speaks, writes or signs, including the native language(s). See: MARC 377	r	Margrethe II of Denmark <languages spoken, written or signed> Danish
ra	name in native language	P1559	Name of a person in their native language, qualified by language code.		Albert Einstein <name in native language> Albert Einstein(de)
ra	native language	P103	Language or languages a person has learned from early childhood		Leo Tolstoy <native language> Russian
ra	family name	P734	Last name, surname, part of full name of person. Name must be established as a separate item if it doesn't exist.		Jack Bauer <family name> Bauer; for example of date range for given name, see Q27452389 (Ruth Duskin Feldman)
ra	given name	P735	first name or another given name of this person; values used with the property shouldn't link disambiguations nor family names.--INCLUDE NOTE ON SERIAL ORDER		George Washington <given name> George
ra	married name	P2562
o	nickname	P1449	Informal name, moniker, epithet		Shaquille O'Neal<nickname>Shaq (English)
ra	pseudonym	P742	alias used by someone (for nickname use P1449)		Bud Spencer <pseudonym> Bud Spencer
o	birth name	P1477	full name of a person at birth, if different from their current, generally used name (samples: John Peter Doe for Joe Doe, Ann Smith for Ann Miller)
ra	second family name in Spanish name	P1950	second (generally maternal) family name in Spanish names (do not use for other double barrelled names)		Gabriel García Márquez <second family name in Spanish name> Márquez
ra	educated at	P69	Use: university instead of specific school or other unit. Qualified by: academic degree (P512) doctorate (Q849697), academic major (P812), start time (P580), end time (P582). See: academic degree (P512) below.		Bertrand Russell <educated at> University of Cambridge
ra	academic degree	P512	Academic degree held. Specifically use: Doctor of Philosophy; Bachelor of Science; Master of Fine Arts if known; use "doctorate”, "master's degree”, etc. if not known. Qualify by: conferred by (P1027) point in time (P585). Includes honorary degrees.		[[Property:aul Krugman <academic degree> Doctor of Philosophy
ra	field of work	P101	Field of study, academic or scientific discipline, research area. See: MARC 372.		Lina Bo Bardi<field of work>architecture
o	interested in	P2650	Item of special or vested interest to this person or organisation; research area or topic. See: MARC 372.		Jean Marie Kohler<interested in>Kanak people
ra	occupation	P106	Occupation, profession, job, or craft of a person. See: "field of work"(P101), "position held"(P39). Note: use "university teacher"(Q1622272) or "academic"(Q3400985) for univeristy for faculty; replace "researcher"with more specific occupation when possible. (University of Washington: Consider "professor" to be a title, not an occupation.) See: MARC 374.		D. Soyini Madison<occupation>university teacher
o	employer	P108	organization for which the person works or worked (if known: start time (P580) end time (P582) position held (P39) - e.g., "associate professor"-- For universities, give the university as a whole rather than a particular school or department. For the department(s) they are in, see academic appointment (P8413))		D. Soyini Madison<employer>Northwestern University
o	academic appointment	P8413	specific school or department faculty are appointed to / if known, start time (P580) end time (P582) -- NOT affiliation (P1416), NOT employer
o	position held	P39	position or public office office held. Qualify with: start time (P580), end time (P582)		Jacinda Ardern<position held>Prime Minister of New Zealand
o	professorship	P803	named or endowed academic professorship held; possibly establish separate item for named professorship.		Stephen Hawking <professorship> Lucasian Professor of Mathematics
o	affiliation	P1416	organization that a person or organization is affiliated with; not necessarily member of or employed by). Items will need to be created for them if they don't already exist. -- Different from member of (P463))		Raoul Bott <affiliation> Institute for Advanced Study
ra	member of	P463	organization, musical group, clubs, etc. Do not use for: political positions (see P39) or ethnic groups. Reference: MARC 373.		Iring Fetscher <member of> PEN Centre Germany
o	curriculum vitae	P8214	URL for curriculum vitae of person.
o	official website	P856	URL of the official homepage of an item (current or former) [if the homepage changes, add an additional statement with preferred rank. Do not remove the former URL]		Facebook <official website> https://www.facebook.com
o	doctoral advisor	P184	person who supervised the doctorate or PhD thesis of the subject		Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz <doctoral advisor> Christiaan Huygens
o	doctoral student	P185	doctoral student(s) of a professor		J. J. Thomson <doctoral student> Ernest Rutherford
o	influenced by	P737	this person, idea, etc. is informed by that other person, idea, etc., e.g. "Heidegger was influenced by Aristotle"; use only if person specifies that s/he was influenced by someone		Sergei Korolev <influenced by> Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovskii
o	student	P737	notable student(s) of the subject individual		Albert Einstein <student> Ernst G. Straus
ra	described at URL	P973
o	award received	P166
o	member of sports team	P54	sports teams or clubs that the subject currently represents or formerly represented		Diego Maradona <member of sports team> FC Barcelona
o	ancestral home	P66	place of origin for ancestors of subject		Jackie Chan <ancestral home> Qingdao
o	noble title	P97	titles held by the person		Baron Sandhurst <noble title> baron
o	political party	P102	the political party of which this politician is or has been a member or otherwise affiliated		Eleanor Roosevelt <political party> Democratic Party
o	signature	P109	image of a person's signature		Isaac Newton <signature> Isaac Newton signature ws.svg
o	movement	P135	literary, artistic, scientific or philosophical movement or scene associated with this person or work		Max Horkheimer <movement> Frankfurt School
o	genre	P136	creative work's genre or an artist's field of work (P101). Use main subject (P921) to relate creative works to their topic		Winter in Wartime <genre> war film
o	religion	P140	Use IF AND ONLY IF unambiguously stated by the person, or widely agreed upon by historians after death. Consult references carefully before using.		Narendra Modi <religion> Hinduism
o	official residence	P263	Official residence of heads of government or other senior figures.		[[Property:resident of Germany <official residence> Bellevue Palace
o	discography	P358	link to discography in artist or band page		Katy Perry <discography> Katy Perry discography
o	military rank	P410	military rank achieved by a person (should usually have a "start time" qualifier), or military rank associated with a position		Guillaume Henri Dufour <military rank> General
o	voice type	P412	person's voice type. expected values: soprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto, countertenor, tenor, baritone, bass (and derivatives)		Enrico Caruso <voice type> tenor
o	position played on team / speciality	P413	position or specialism of a player on a team		Joe Thornton <position played on team / speciality> centre
o	honorific prefix	P511	word or expression used before a name, in addressing or referring to a person		Arthur Conan Doyle <honorific prefix> Sir
o	notable work	P800	notable scientific, artistic or literary work, or other work of significance among subject's works		William Shakespeare <notable work> Hamlet
o	academic minor	P811	minor someone studied at college/university		Barack Obama <academic minor> political science
o	academic major	P812	subject someone studied at college/university		Barack Obama <academic major> political science
o	record held	P1000	notable record achieved by a person or entity, include qualifiers for dates held		Renaud Lavillenie <record held> men's pole vault world record
o	manner of death	P1196	general circumstances of a person's death; e.g. natural causes, accident, suicide, homicide, etc. Use 'cause of death' (P509) for the specific physiological mechanism, e.g. heart attack, trauma, pneumonia...		Adolf Eichmann <manner of death> capital punishment
o	filmography	P1283	item with a list of films a person has contributed to. Don't use to add film items. Instead, add actors as cast on items for films the participated in.		Bruce Lee <filmography> Bruce Lee filmography
o	instrument	P1303	musical instrument that a person plays		Ringo Starr <instrument> drum kit
o	place of burial	P119	location of grave, resting place, etc.: town/city or cemetery		Charles Deering <place of burial> Graceland Cemetery
o	SNAC Ark ID	P3430	identifier for items in the Social Networks and Archival Context system		Frank Galati <SNAC Ark ID> w6gq7828
o	has works in the collection	P6379	collection that has works of this person		Louis Carlos Bernal <has works in the collection> Center for Creative Photography
o	archives at	P485	institution holding the subject's archives		Edward Weston <archives at> Center for Creative Photography