NLB Name Authorities Attributes
Description
National Library Board CSV of name authorities with attributes from February 2019 through April 2026. Columns include UID, descriptor, vocabulary, display name, latitude and longitude, birth and death years, feature type, start and end years, and occupation. Librarians, digital-humanities researchers, and linked-data developers enrich people and place entities in Singapore collections.
Official description
Contains name authorities with their attributes.
- Last updated
- Coverage
- 2019-02-15 – 2026-04-30
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- 19,799
- Columns
- 13
Data
| UID | Descriptor | Vocabulary | Description | Name (DisplayName) | Latitude | Longitude | Birth Year (yyyy) | Death Year (yyyy) | Feature Type | Year Started (yyyy) | Year Ended (yyyy) | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20609044 | 10twentyeight (Firm) | _Organisations | Film production house set up by filmmaker Royston Tan in 2008. It produces feature-length and short films as well as television commercials. | 10twentyeight | 2008 | |||||||
| 18583487 | 4 Goodwood Hill | _GeoBuildings | Colonial building built by the Public Work Department at the top of Goodwood Hill. It was the residence of Financial Secretary Thomas Mure Hart before it was converted into the Civil Service Political Study Centre in 1959. | 1.3123691 | 103.8343179 | house | ||||||
| 18657789 | 7 Adam Park | _GeoBuildings | A colonial bungalow located off Adam Road that was marked as a historic site by the National Heritage Board in 2002. It was the former headquarters of the British battalion which defended Singapore before the surrender to the Japanese in February 1942. The house became a private residence after the Japanese Occupation and served as the Adam Park Guild House of the National University of Singapore Society between 1987 and 2014. | 1.3294749 | 103.8137881 | historical site | ||||||
| 18722056 | 7 Steps Creative Studio | _Organisations | A character design and IP development studio with a full-service offering, 2D/3D animation, motion graphics, VFX and video production. | 7 Steps Creative Studio | ||||||||
| 19904789 | 7 Steps Productions | _Organisations | Multifaceted studio based in Singapore that specialises in animation production, motion graphic design, and mascot activation. It is known for creating the mascot CubeMelt. | 7 Steps Productions Pte Ltd | ||||||||
| 20636706 | 1Buddhism | _Organisations | Organisation that seeks to provide one platform for practitioners of different Buddhist traditions to learn, practise and propagate Buddhism. It was formerly known as Truum Society. | |||||||||
| 18711732 | 01 Studio | _Organisations | Involved in motion picture and movie production. | 01 Studio Pte Ltd | 2016 | |||||||
| 18723628 | 11 Keppel Hill | _GeoBuildings | Conserved bungalow that forms part of the Southern Ridges Conservation Area. It was one of the tropical residences constructed by the Harbour Board, the Cable & Wireless Company as well as private individuals around the second half of the 1800s and served as a residence for one of the senior members of management for Keppel Harbour. | 1.2693186 | 103.8181662 | house | ||||||
| 18589637 | 13 Little Pictures | _Organisations | Singaporean film collective that produces and promotes films that celebrate cinema with all its diversities. It supports independent filmmaking through ideas, collaboration and production support. It organises regional film labs. Its feature and short films have been screened overseas in places such as Rotterdam, Berlin and New York. | 13 Little Pictures | 2009 | |||||||
| 18526851 | 21 Collyer Quay | _GeoBuildings | A 21-storey office building located at Battery Road. It was built on the site of the former Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Building which was demolished in 1975. Previously owned by Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC), it was acquired by CapitaCommercial Trust in 2005 and leased back to HSBC who is the sole tenant. The building was subsequently known as 21 Collyer Quay when it was leased out to WeWork in 2021 and HSBC Singapore relocated to Marina Bay Financial Centre. | 1.2850794 | 103.8528033 | office building | ||||||
| 18577410 | 33 Auction | _Organisations | Auction company incorporated and registered in Singapore, to support the development of visual arts in Asia. It specialises in auctioning Modern and Contemporary Asian Art. The first auction was held in May 2009. It works closely with important art institutions, artists, prominent collectors as well as curators. In 2013, it was named one of the top auction houses in Asia by Blouin Artinfo. | 33 Auction | ||||||||
| 18583485 | 36 - 38 Armenian Street (Place) | _GeoBuildings | Two clusters of shophouses built between the 1930s and 1940s. They housed the Mayfair Hotel from the 1950s to the late 2000s, before being converted to lodgings for foreign workers. The buildings were restored in 2011, with new extensions housing accomodations, shops and a private art gallery. The shophouses were given conservation status on 13 October 2001 under the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s voluntary conservation scheme. | 1.294021 | 103.849642 | building | ||||||
| 19857286 | 38 Oxley Road | _GeoBuildings | Residence of Singapore's founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew between 1940s and 2015. The "early style" bungalow was commissioned by a Dutch merchant Hermann Cornelius Verloop in 1898. It was then named Castor. The house is associated with several key events in Singapore history, including Lee Kuan Yew's meeting with Chinese-educated unionists Fong Swee Suan and Lim Chin Siong, and served as the venue for secret discussions between Lee and other individuals such as Goh Keng Swee and Toh Chin Chye that led to the People's Action Party's (PAP) inauguration. It was gazetted as a national monument in 2025. | 1.297958 | 103.8407605 | house | ||||||
| 18342754 | 42 Waterloo Street | _GeoBuildings | Bungalow or 'compound house' located at Waterloo Street, beside the Maghain Aboth Synagogue. Built before 1893, it had served as a residence for the De Souza and Cornelius family until 1969. It became the premises of Action Theatre, a local professional non-profit theatre company, from 1999 to 2012. It was then refurbished and painted blue, and became known as Centre 42 in 2014. | 1.2984059 | 103.8508368 | house | ||||||
| 18342750 | 72-13 (Arts centre) | _GeoBuildings | Home of theatre company Theatreworks. It offers space for theatre, film, and visual arts activities. The 2-storey colonial era building at the Robertson Quay area was well-known for many years as the 'Bank of China No. 3 Warehouse'. It was gazetted for conservation on 6 June 2014. | 1.29137 | 103.8401383 | building | ||||||
| 18549578 | 81 Squadron Association | _Organisations | The association aims to preserve and maintain friendship and fellowship among members of the Royal Air Force No. 81 Squadron. | 81 Squadron Association | 2005 | |||||||
| 20616375 | 2nd Chance | _Organisations | Menswear clothing store that was popular in the 1980s. It began as a tailoring business that failed after four months. Its owner restarted the business, naming it 2nd Chance and went on to sell ready-to-wear clothing. It had 25 stores in Singapore and Malaysia by 1988. When the business became unprofitable, the stores were closed and in 1992 ventured into ladies traditional clothing, gold jewellery and property. The business changed its name to 2nd Chance Properties in 1997 and was listed on the stock exchange. | 2nd Chance | 1978 | 1997 | ||||||
| 18604677 | 2nd Straits Settlements Police Band | _Organisations | First police force band in Singapore. The first batch of bandsmen comprised Punjabis or Sikhs recruited directly from the British and Indian Regimental Bands in India, with F. E. Minns, an officer of the 2nd Sussex Regiment Band, appointed as the first Bandmaster. It was renamed the Singapore Police Force Band in 1945. | 2nd Straits Settlements Police Band | 1925 | 1945 | ||||||
| 18592446 | 2Tango Dazzle Ltd | _Organisations | Arts organisation that encourgaes innovative theatre practices and serves as a platform for budding theatre enthusiasts and theatre practitioners to explore unique and dynamic performances that challenge both the artists and audience. | 2Tango Dazzle Ltd | 2014 | |||||||
| 20617200 | 2Win Scientific Publishing | _Organisations | Publisher dedicated to academic publishing. Among its publications is the academic journal "Literary Development and Innovation". | 2Win Scientific Publishing Pte Ltd | 2020 | |||||||
| 20612854 | 100 AM (Shopping mall) | _GeoBuildings | Shopping mall located along Tras Street and next to the hotel, Amara Singapore. Owned by Amara Hotel Properties, the shopping mall was originally known as the Amara Shopping Centre that formed the podium of the Amara Hotel. It was revamped and rebranded as 100 AM in 2012. | 1.2746829 | 103.8434884 | mall | ||||||
| 20637952 | 111 Somerset | _GeoBuildings | Commercial development comprising office units, medical suites and retail shops. The building, designed by Ong Chin Bee and Tan Puay Huat of Group 2 Architects, was known for its “inverted ziggurat” façade. It was originally known as Public Utilities Board (PUB) Building, serving as the headquarters of PUB. The building was renamed Singapore Power Building when Singapore Power took over PUB’s electricity and gas operations in 1995. In 2008, YTL Pacific Star acquired the building and rebranded it TripleOne Somerset (111 Somerset). | 1.3004164 | 103.8373286 | office building | ||||||
| 18583929 | 142 & 144 Moulmein Road | _GeoBuildings | Two bungalows that were part of the old Tan Tock Seng Hospital. They were gazetted for conservation on 6 June 2014. They house the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and the Tuberculosis Control Unit. | 1.319435 | 103.84782 | building | ||||||
| 18526711 | 313@somerset | _GeoBuildings | A multi-storey shopping mall at Orchard Road. Managed by Lend Lease, it was opened in 2009. | 1.3010144 | 103.8383607 | mall | ||||||
| 18711723 | 360 Entertainment Productions | _Organisations | A Singapore-based production company specializing in all aspects of media production, including film and television production, music production, corporate videos, advertising and marketing, and merchandise, since establishing itself in 2018. | 360 Entertainment Productions | 2018 |
Columns
| Column | Type | Categorical |
|---|---|---|
| UID | Text | No |
| Descriptor | Text | No |
| Vocabulary | Text | Yes |
| Description | Text | No |
| Name (DisplayName) | Text | No |
| Latitude | Geo Coordinate (Latitude) | No |
| Longitude | Geo Coordinate (Longitude) | No |
| Birth Year (yyyy) | Text | Yes |
| Death Year (yyyy) | Text | Yes |
| Feature Type | Text | Yes |
| Year Started (yyyy) | Text | Yes |
| Year Ended (yyyy) | Text | Yes |
| Occupation | Text | Yes |