# FoundingEvent - Organization founding event class # # Created per slot_fixes.yaml migration for: founded_year, founding_date # Creation date: 2026-01-22 # Rule compliance: 39 (RiC-O naming), 50 (ontology mapping), 53 (slot_fixes revision) id: https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/class/FoundingEvent name: FoundingEvent title: Founding Event prefixes: linkml: https://w3id.org/linkml/ hc: https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/ schema: http://schema.org/ prov: http://www.w3.org/ns/prov# crm: http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/ default_prefix: hc imports: - linkml:types - ../slots/temporal_extent - ../slots/description - ../slots/has_or_had_identifier - ./TimeSpan classes: FoundingEvent: class_uri: crm:E63_Beginning_of_Existence description: | Represents the founding or establishment event of an organization. **USAGE**: Captures structured founding information for: - Heritage custodians (museums, archives, libraries) - Standards organizations - Historic restaurants and venues - Any organization with establishment history **ONTOLOGY ALIGNMENT**: - **Primary** (`class_uri`): `crm:E63_Beginning_of_Existence` - CIDOC-CRM - **Close**: `schema:Event` - Schema.org event - **Close**: `prov:Activity` - PROV-O activity **TEMPORAL PATTERN**: Uses CIDOC-CRM E52_Time-Span pattern for fuzzy temporal bounds: - Known year: `begin_of_the_begin` = "YYYY-01-01", `end_of_the_begin` = "YYYY-12-31" - Known exact date: all four bounds equal - Unknown year range: set `begin_of_the_begin` to earliest, `end_of_the_begin` to latest **MIGRATION NOTE**: Created per slot_fixes.yaml revision (Rule 53, 2026-01-22). Replaces simple `founded_year` (integer) and `founding_date` (string). slots: - temporal_extent - description - has_or_had_identifier attributes: founding_event_id: identifier: true description: | Unique identifier for this founding event. Recommended format: URI combining organization ID and "founding". range: uriorcurie slot_uri: dcterms:identifier examples: - value: "https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/event/founding/rijksmuseum-1800" - value: "hc:event/founding/de-kas-1902" founding_description: description: | Textual description of the founding event and circumstances. range: string slot_uri: schema:description examples: - value: "Founded by King Louis Napoleon as the Royal Museum" - value: "Established as family restaurant in historic greenhouse" founding_location: description: | Location where the founding took place (if different from current location). range: string slot_uri: schema:location examples: - value: "The Hague, Netherlands" - value: "Original premises at 123 Main Street" founded_by: description: | Person(s) or organization(s) who founded this entity. range: string multivalued: true slot_uri: schema:founder examples: - value: "King Louis Napoleon" - value: "Johannes van der Berg" slot_usage: temporal_extent: description: | The temporal extent of the founding event. For a known year (e.g., 1902), use: - begin_of_the_begin: "1902-01-01" - end_of_the_begin: "1902-12-31" For a precise date (e.g., 1902-03-15), set all bounds equal. For uncertain date ranges, use appropriate fuzzy bounds. range: TimeSpan inlined: true required: true exact_mappings: - crm:E63_Beginning_of_Existence close_mappings: - schema:Event - prov:Activity examples: - value: founding_event_id: "https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/event/founding/rijksmuseum-1800" temporal_extent: begin_of_the_begin: "1800-01-01" end_of_the_begin: "1800-12-31" notes: "Founded in 1800 by King Louis Napoleon" founding_description: "Founded as the Royal Museum by King Louis Napoleon" founded_by: - "King Louis Napoleon" founding_location: "The Hague, Netherlands" description: Rijksmuseum founding event - value: founding_event_id: "https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/event/founding/de-kas-1902" temporal_extent: begin_of_the_begin: "1902-01-01" end_of_the_begin: "1902-12-31" founding_description: "Established as historic greenhouse restaurant" founded_by: - "Original family owners" description: Historic restaurant founding - value: founding_event_id: "https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/event/founding/unknown-archive-1850s" temporal_extent: begin_of_the_begin: "1850-01-01" end_of_the_begin: "1859-12-31" notes: "Founded sometime in the 1850s" founding_description: "Founded during the 1850s, exact date unknown" description: Founding with decade-level uncertainty annotations: custodian_types: '["*"]' custodian_types_rationale: "Founding events applicable to all custodian types." specificity_score: "0.30" specificity_rationale: "Broadly applicable - founding events for all heritage organizations."