FactGrid

Database for historians using Wikibase FactGridScreenshot Website typeKnowledge baseWikiAvailable inMultiple languagesOwnerGotha Research Centre of The University of ErfurtEditorFactGrid communityWebsitehttps://database.factgrid.de/CommercialNoRegistrationRequired for data inputLaunched11 January 2018; 8 years ago (2018-01-11) FactGrid provides projects with historical research interests with a collectively organized Wikibase graph database, allowing them to interconnect research data both on the platform and into external research repositories. Persistent identifiers for previously undocumented objects of research, the use of competing ontologies, the multilingual availability of data sets, and the long-term maintenance of the data sets, which remain collectively editable, are key features of the platform. The platform was initiated by Olaf Simons in 2017/2018 in a cooperation between the Gotha Research Centre of the University of Erfurt and Wikimedia Germany. It is currently (as of January 2026) supported by around 700 users in about 50 projects ranging from Assyriology to Contemporary History. The number of 1 million database items was passed on 13 October 2024. All services are