U.S. Congress prosopographer - A tool for prosopographical research of legislators

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U.S. Congress Prosopograher - A Tool for Prosopographical Research of Legislators

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Using Linked Data for Prosopographical Research of Historical Persons : Case U.S. Congress Legislators

This paper shows how biographical registries can be represented as Linked Data, enriched by data linking to related data sources, and used in Digital Humanities. As a use case, a database of 11 987 historical U.S. Congress Legislators in 1789–2018 was transformed into a knowledge graph. The data was published as a Linked Data service, including a SPARQL endpoint, on top of which tools for biographical and prosopographical research are implemented. A faceted browser named U.S. Congress Prosopographer with visualization tools for knowledge discovery is presented to provide new insights in political history.Peer reviewe

Combining Faceted Search with Data-analytic Visualizations on Top of a SPARQL Endpoint

This paper discusses practical experiences on creating data-analytic visualizations in a browser, on top of a SPARQL endpoint based on the results of faceted search. Four use cases related to Digital Humanities research in proposography are discussed where the SPARQL Faceter tool was used and extended in different ways. The Faceter tool allows the user to select a group of people with shared properties, e.g., people with the same place of birth, gender, profession, or employer. The filtered data can then be visualized, e.g., as column charts, with business graphics, sankey diagrams, or on a map. The use cases examine the potential of visualization as well as automated knowledge discovery in Digital Humanities research.Peer reviewe

Analyzing the Lives of Finnish Academic People 1640–1899 in Nordic and Baltic Countries : AcademySampo Data Service and Portal

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