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DBpedia

Summary

DBpedia is a knowledge base[1]. DBpedia has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • DBpedia's instance of is recorded as knowledge base[3].
  • DBpedia's instance of is recorded as online database[4].
  • DBpedia's instance of is recorded as database derived from Wikimedia projects[5].
  • DBpedia's instance of is recorded as knowledge graph[6].
  • DBpedia's founder is recorded as Leipzig University[7].
  • DBpedia's founder is recorded as University of Mannheim[8].
  • DBpedia's founder is recorded as Q884105[9].
  • DBpedia is owned by Leipzig University[10].
  • DBpedia is owned by University of Mannheim[11].
  • DBpedia is operated by DBpedia Association[12].
  • DBpedia's copyright license is recorded as Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported[13].
  • DBpedia's copyright license is recorded as Creative Commons CC0 License[14].
  • DBpedia's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[15].
  • DBpedia's programmed in is recorded as Java[16].
  • DBpedia's programmed in is recorded as Scala[17].
  • DBpedia's software version identifier is recorded as 2016-10[18].
  • DBpedia's software version identifier is recorded as 2015-10[19].
  • DBpedia is part of Semantic Web[20].
  • DBpedia's Commons category is recorded as DBpedia[21].
  • DBpedia's language of work or name is recorded as multiple languages[22].
  • DBpedia's language of work or name is recorded as English[23].
  • DBpedia's language of work or name is recorded as French[24].
  • DBpedia's language of work or name is recorded as German[25].
  • January 10, 2007 marks the founding of DBpedia[26].
  • DBpedia's official website is recorded as https://wiki.dbpedia.org/[27].

Body

Geography

DBpedia is part of Semantic Web[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include knowledge base[3], online database[4], database derived from Wikimedia projects[5], and knowledge graph[6].

History and Context

January 10, 2007 marks the founding of DBpedia[26]. Owners include Leipzig University[10], a public university[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1409[30], headquartered in Leipzig[31] and University of Mannheim[11], a public university[32], in Germany[33], founded in 1907[34], headquartered in Mannheim[35].

Why It Matters

DBpedia has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] DBpedia is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Related Entities

Java public domain Scala Semantic Web

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . SourceForge. Retrieved . sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wiki.dbpedia.org. Retrieved . wiki.dbpedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). DBpedia. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/dbpedia
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_dbpedia_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{DBpedia}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/dbpedia}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15d ago · GinnyTheCat · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → ['Q8513', 'Q52']
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P138]]: [[Q8513]]"
  2. 5w ago · Trivialist · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → knowledge base, online database, database derived from Wikimedia projects +1
    Aliases → —
    Inception → +2007-01-10T00:00:00Z
    Software quality assurance → continuous integration
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||ps */ Cleanup: normalize text; downgrade preferred ranks ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
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