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National Library of Spain ID (P950)

National Library of Spain ID (P950) is not working. Example:

Old: http://catalogo.bne.es/uhtbin/authoritybrowse.cgi?action=display&authority_id=$1
New: https://datos.bne.es/resource/$1

Grimes2 (talk) 13:28, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hessian Biography person (GND) ID (P13226)

Please add Hessian Biography person (GND) ID (P13226).

Grimes2 (talk) 08:34, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Academy Awards Database nominee ID (P6150)

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We have included the Emmys and the Grammys as award database identifiers already. Please include the Academy Awards as well. Thank you and kind regards, Spinster300 (talk) 15:54, 19 January 2025 (UTC).[reply]

This identifier does not work. Grimes2 (talk) 20:57, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Primefac (talk) 13:01, 24 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Proposing a new identifier

Please could Archaeology Data Service person ID (P6734) be added as an identifier? Richard Nevell (talk) 23:47, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Grimes2 (talk) 14:54, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Authority control databases – Felix Mendelssohn
International	ISNI VIAF FAST WorldCat
National	Germany United States France BnF data Japan Italy Australia Czech Republic Spain Romania Portugal Netherlands Norway Latvia Croatia Chile Greece Argentina Korea Sweden Poland Vatican Israel Finland Catalonia
Academics	CiNii
Artists	ULAN MusicBrainz RKD Artists ADK Discography of American Historical Recordings FID
People	BMLO Trove Deutsche Biographie DDB Hessian Biography
Other	IdRef Historical Dictionary of Switzerland SNAC 2 RISM

Authority control databases – Ralegh Radford
International	ISNI VIAF FAST WorldCat
National	Germany United States France BnF data Italy Australia Czech Republic Netherlands Israel
Academics	CiNii
People	Archaeology Data Service Deutsche Biographie
Other	IdRef SNAC