# Ed Williams
**Wikidata**: [Q112499793](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112499793)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/ed-williams

## Summary
Ed Williams (born 1944) is a mathematician, computer scientist, and university teacher recorded in library and authority files. He is known for work in mathematics, computer modeling, computer simulation, and information management as indicated by available structured records.

## Biography
- Born: 1944
- Known for: Work in mathematics, computer modeling, computer simulation, and information management
- Field(s): Mathematics; computer modeling; computer simulation; information management

## Contributions
The available structured records identify Ed Williams as a mathematician, computer scientist, and university teacher whose areas of work include mathematics, computer modeling, computer simulation, and information management. Those entries indicate a professional focus on mathematical methods and computational techniques applied to modeling and simulation tasks, and on organisational activities around the information lifecycle. The provided source material does not list specific papers, books, products, companies, patents, open-source projects, standards, or the years of such outputs. Authority records and library identifiers (for example VIAF 314895174 and national library identifiers) confirm his authorship identity but do not provide titles or dates of concrete works within the supplied data. Therefore, while his professional profile is clear in terms of disciplines and roles, concrete bibliographic or product-level details are not present in the supplied material and cannot be specified here.

## FAQs
### Q: Who is Ed Williams?
A: Ed Williams (born 1944) is recorded as a mathematician, computer scientist, and university teacher whose work spans mathematics, computer modeling, computer simulation, and information management.

### Q: When was Ed Williams born?
A: The available records list his birth year as 1944.

### Q: What are Ed Williams’s main fields of work?
A: His listed fields are mathematics, computer modeling, computer simulation, and information management.

### Q: Are specific publications or works available for Ed Williams in the provided material?
A: No. The provided structured data does not include titles, years, or descriptions of specific publications, products, or patents.

## Why They Matter
Ed Williams’s recorded profile places him at the intersection of mathematics, computational modeling/simulation, and information management — disciplines that underpin quantitative research, engineering simulation, and the handling of organisational information. As a mathematician and university teacher, his roles imply contributions to both methodological development and education, supporting the transfer of computational and mathematical skills to students and colleagues. His inclusion in library and authority files (VIAF and national library identifiers) indicates a recognized authorship identity, which is a prerequisite for scholarly impact and accurate attribution in bibliographic systems. Without concrete item-level records in the supplied material, the exact scope of influence (specific theories, tools, or seminal publications) cannot be stated. Nonetheless, being documented across multiple authority systems and linked to fields central to modern computational science suggests a professional presence that supports research, teaching, and information stewardship within those domains.

## Notable For
- Listed occupations: mathematician, university teacher, and computer scientist.
- Fields of work: mathematics; computer modeling; computer simulation; information management.
- Birth year recorded as 1944.
- Authority and library identifiers: VIAF 314895174; NL Israel ID 987007354263905171; national library author id mub2016910360; Yale LUX id person/05746cfd-7dc0-44ac-83ea-d2f4f3252182.
- Language: English (listed as a language he uses).

## Body

### Personal details
- Given name: Ed.
- Family name: Williams.
- Born: 1944.
- Sex/gender: male.
- Language: English.

### Occupation and roles
- Occupations recorded: mathematician; university teacher; computer scientist.
- These occupations are presented in the structured data as distinct professional identities.

### Fields of work
- Mathematics.
- Computer modeling.
- Computer simulation.
- Information management.
- The structured properties explicitly list these as his fields of work.

### Identifiers and authority control
- VIAF identifier: 314895174.
- NL Israel identifier: 987007354263905171.
- National library author id (nl_cr_aut_id): mub2016910360 (labelled “Williams, Ed”).
- Yale LUX id: person/05746cfd-7dc0-44ac-83ea-d2f4f3252182.
- These identifiers confirm a catalogued authorship identity across major bibliographic systems.

### Records and source limitations
- The supplied material is limited to structured biographical and authority data.
- No specific publications, dates of works, employer affiliations, educational institutions, awards, or patent/product records are provided in the available source material.
- Consequently, statements about specific publications, inventions, or institutional appointments cannot be made from the provided data.

## References

1. Czech National Authority Database
2. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File