Context Blue plaques are a well-known and very popular permanent historical marker scheme administered in the United Kingdom that has since spread to many other countries in Europe and the world. According to Wikipedia: * A blue plaque is a permanent sign installed in a public place in the United Kingdom and elsewhere to commemorate a link between that location and a famous person or event, serving as a historical marker. The brainchild of British politician William Ewart in 1863, it is the oldest such scheme in the world. The world's first blue plaques were erected in London in the 19th century to mark the homes and workplaces of famous people. This scheme continues to the present day...the term "blue plaque" may be used narrowly to refer to the official English Heritage scheme, but is often used informally to encompass all similar schemes." Here's what a model blue plaque looks like: (image via [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ian_Fleming_-_22_Ebury_Street_Blue_Plaque.jpg)) This dataset contains data about most of the blue plaques installed in Europe as of June 2017, as reported by [Open Plaques](http://openplaques.org/). Content This dataset contains information on the location of each plaque, who the subject is, and metadata about the person or organization being recognized. Acknowledgements This dataset is republished as-is from the original on [Open Plauqes](http://openplaques.org/pages/data). Inspiration * Where are the blue plaques located? * What kinds of people and places get awarded a plaque? * What is the geospatial distribution of these plaques throughout the UK? Worldwide?