- Creators
Eric Vitiello Jr
A vocabulary for describing relationships between people
History
- 2004-02-11 - first issued
- 2005-08-10 - editorial change by Ian Davis: Added isDefinedBy properties and updated documentation
- 2009-05-15 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Typed vocabulary as owl:Ontology
- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Incorporated changes suggested by Henry Story on foaf-dev list
- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Asserted that foaf:knows is rdfs:subPropertyOf rel:knowsOf
Namespace
The URI for this vocabulary is
http://purl.org/vocab/relationship
When abbreviating terms the suggested prefix is rel
Each class or property in the vocabulary has a URI constructed by appending a term name to the vocabulary URI. For example:
http://purl.org/vocab/relationship/colleagueOf
Term Summary
Properties and Classes
acquaintance of
A property representing a person having more than slight or superficial knowledge of this person but short of friendship. This property is symmetrical. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
foaf:knows,
owl:differentFrom and
knows of.
History
- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Asserted that this property is a sub-property of owl:differentFrom, indicating that this is a relationship between different individuals
ambivalent of
A property representing a person towards whom this person has mixed feelings or emotions. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
owl:differentFrom.
History
- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Removed assertion that this property is a sub-property of foaf:knows due to reciprocity requirements. It is possible for one to be ambivalent of another without that person knowing the first.
- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Asserted that this property is a sub-property of owl:differentFrom, indicating that this is a relationship between different individuals
ancestor of
A property representing a person who is a descendant of this person. This property is transitive. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
owl:differentFrom and the inverse of
descendant ofHistory
- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Removed assertion that this property is a sub-property of foaf:knows. foaf:knows requires a reciprocation that may not be possible for distant ancestors.
- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Asserted that this property is a sub-property of owl:differentFrom, indicating that this is a relationship between different individuals
antagonist of
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- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Asserted that this property is a sub-property of owl:differentFrom, indicating that this is a relationship between different individuals
apprentice to
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- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Asserted that this property is a sub-property of owl:differentFrom, indicating that this is a relationship between different individuals
child of
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- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Asserted that this property is a sub-property of owl:differentFrom, indicating that this is a relationship between different individuals
close friend of
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- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Asserted that this property is a sub-property of owl:differentFrom, indicating that this is a relationship between different individuals
collaborates with
History
- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Asserted that this property is a sub-property of owl:differentFrom, indicating that this is a relationship between different individuals
colleague of
History
- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Asserted that this property is a sub-property of owl:differentFrom, indicating that this is a relationship between different individuals
descendant of
A property representing a person from whom this person is descended. This property is transitive. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
owl:differentFrom and the inverse of
ancestor ofHistory
- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Removed assertion that this property is a sub-property of foaf:knows. foaf:knows requires a reciprocation that may not be possible for distant descendants.
- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Asserted that this property is a sub-property of owl:differentFrom, indicating that this is a relationship between different individuals
employed by
History
- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Asserted that this property is a sub-property of owl:differentFrom, indicating that this is a relationship between different individuals
employer of
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- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Asserted that this property is a sub-property of owl:differentFrom, indicating that this is a relationship between different individuals
enemy of
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- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Asserted that this property is a sub-property of owl:differentFrom, indicating that this is a relationship between different individuals
engaged to
History
- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Asserted that this property is a sub-property of owl:differentFrom, indicating that this is a relationship between different individuals
friend of
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- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Asserted that this property is a sub-property of owl:differentFrom, indicating that this is a relationship between different individuals
grandchild of
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- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Asserted that this property is a sub-property of owl:differentFrom, indicating that this is a relationship between different individuals
grandparent of
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- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Asserted that this property is a sub-property of owl:differentFrom, indicating that this is a relationship between different individuals
has met
History
- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Asserted that this property is a sub-property of owl:differentFrom, indicating that this is a relationship between different individuals
influenced by
A property representing a person who has influenced this person. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
owl:differentFrom.
History
- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Removed assertion that this property is a sub-property of foaf:knows due to reciprocity requirements. It is possible for one to be influenced by another by reputation without that person knowing the first.
- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Asserted that this property is a sub-property of owl:differentFrom, indicating that this is a relationship between different individuals
knows by reputation
A property representing a person known by this person primarily for a particular action, position or field of endeavour. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
owl:differentFrom.
History
- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Removed assertion that this property is a sub-property of foaf:knows due to reciprocity requirements. It is possible for one to know of another by reputation without that person knowing the first.
- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Asserted that this property is a sub-property of owl:differentFrom, indicating that this is a relationship between different individuals
knows in passing
History
- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Asserted that this property is a sub-property of owl:differentFrom, indicating that this is a relationship between different individuals
knows of
A property representing a person who has come to be known to this person through their actions or position. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
owl:differentFrom.
History
- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Removed assertion that this property is a sub-property of foaf:knows due to reciprocity requirements. It is possible for one to know of another without that person knowing the first.
- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Assert that foaf:knows is rdfs:subPropertyOf rel:knowsOf
- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Asserted that this property is a sub-property of owl:differentFrom, indicating that this is a relationship between different individuals
life partner of
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- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Asserted that this property is a sub-property of owl:differentFrom, indicating that this is a relationship between different individuals
lives with
History
- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Asserted that this property is a sub-property of owl:differentFrom, indicating that this is a relationship between different individuals
A property representing a person who was once known by this person but has subsequently become uncontactable. This property is symmetrical. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
foaf:knows,
owl:differentFrom and
knows of.
History
- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Asserted that this property is a sub-property of owl:differentFrom, indicating that this is a relationship between different individuals
mentor of
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- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Asserted that this property is a sub-property of owl:differentFrom, indicating that this is a relationship between different individuals
neighbor of
History
- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Asserted that this property is a sub-property of owl:differentFrom, indicating that this is a relationship between different individuals
- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Removed assertion that this property is transitive.
parent of
History
- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Asserted that this property is a sub-property of owl:differentFrom, indicating that this is a relationship between different individuals
participant
History
- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Removed assertion that this property is a sub-property of foaf:knows.
participant in
History
- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Removed assertion that this property is a sub-property of foaf:knows.
relationship
A class whose members are a particular type of connection existing between people related to or having dealings with each other. Having a
participant implies being a member of this class. Things are a member of this class if they are the value of a
participant in.
sibling of
History
- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Asserted that this property is a sub-property of owl:differentFrom, indicating that this is a relationship between different individuals
spouse of
History
- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Asserted that this property is a sub-property of owl:differentFrom, indicating that this is a relationship between different individuals
works with
History
- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Removed assertion that this property is transitive.
- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Asserted that this property is a sub-property of owl:differentFrom, indicating that this is a relationship between different individuals
would like to know
A property representing a person whom this person would desire to know more closely. Having this property implies being a
foaf:Person. Every value of this property is a
foaf:Person. It is a sub-property of
owl:differentFrom.
History
- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Removed assertion that this property is a sub-property of foaf:knows which would imply that the two people already know one another.
- 2010-02-09 - semantic change by Ian Davis: Asserted that this property is a sub-property of owl:differentFrom, indicating that this is a relationship between different individuals
Examples
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Other Information
| http://purl.org/vocab/relationship/rel-vocab-20050810 |
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| http://purl.org/vocab/relationship |
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