# Frank Linton
**Wikidata**: [Q112520503](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112520503)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/frank-linton

## Summary
Frank Linton is a male human born in 1945 who is documented as an engineer and beekeeper. He is recorded as working in beekeeping and artificial intelligence and is identified in library and authority files (VIAF, NL_CR_AUT_ID, Yale LUX).

## Biography
- Born: 1945
- Known for: Work in beekeeping and artificial intelligence
- Field(s): beekeeping; artificial intelligence

## Contributions
The available source material records Frank Linton as an individual whose occupations include beekeeper and engineer and whose documented fields of work are beekeeping and artificial intelligence. Authority and library identifiers associated with him include VIAF ID 233148995852859750305, NL_CR_AUT_ID jcu2018990922 (qualified as "Linton, Frank"), and a Yale LUX identifier person/3b896f4b-5f5d-49a1-9858-7eaf037c9d49. He is listed as English language–capable and male. Beyond these structured cataloging and identity records, the provided material does not list specific publications, patents, products, company affiliations, project names, or dates of particular works. Therefore, concrete outputs such as papers, software, companies founded, or standards authored cannot be named from the given source. The primary concrete outcomes in the record are the bibliographic and authority entries that establish his identity and link him to the topics of beekeeping and artificial intelligence.

## FAQs
### Q: Who is Frank Linton?
A: Frank Linton is an individual born in 1945, documented as an engineer and beekeeper with recorded fields of work in beekeeping and artificial intelligence.

### Q: What are his main occupations or fields?
A: The source lists his occupations as beekeeper and engineer and his fields of work as beekeeping and artificial intelligence.

### Q: Are there published works or patents by Frank Linton?
A: The provided source material does not list any specific publications, patents, products, or projects attributable to Frank Linton.

## Why They Matter
Frank Linton’s significance in the available record lies primarily in the combination of occupations and fields attributed to him and in the authority-control identifiers that link his identity across bibliographic systems. The presence of a VIAF identifier (233148995852859750305), a national library/contributor author identifier (nl_cr_aut_id jcu2018990922, qualifier "Linton, Frank"), and a Yale LUX identifier establishes him as a distinct individual in library and archival metadata. Those identifiers enable accurate disambiguation and discovery of any works, records, or references tied to his name across catalogs and databases. While the source does not provide details of specific scholarly or technical outputs, the recorded intersection of beekeeping and artificial intelligence suggests an interdisciplinary profile; researchers looking into either domain or their overlap can use the authority records to track down further primary materials. Without these identifiers and structured records, reliably connecting any future or existing materials to this Frank Linton would be more difficult.

## Notable For
- Recorded occupations: beekeeper and engineer (as stated in source material).
- Fields of work explicitly listed: beekeeping and artificial intelligence.
- VIAF identifier: 233148995852859750305.
- National library/author identifier: jcu2018990922 (qualified name: "Linton, Frank").
- Yale LUX identifier: person/3b896f4b-5f5d-49a1-9858-7eaf037c9d49.

## Body

### Identity and Authority Control
- VIAF ID: 233148995852859750305.  
- NL_CR_AUT_ID: jcu2018990922. Qualifier: "Linton, Frank".  
- Yale LUX ID: person/3b896f4b-5f5d-49a1-9858-7eaf037c9d49.  
- These identifiers are present in the provided source material and serve as authoritative links to catalog and archival entries for Frank Linton.

### Personal Details
- Given name: Frank.  
- Family name: Linton.  
- Birth year: 1945.  
- Sex/gender: male.  
- Languages: English.

### Occupation and Fields
- Occupations listed: beekeeper; engineer.  
- Fields of work listed: beekeeping; artificial intelligence.  
- Instance: human (as recorded in the source).

### Documentation and Limits of the Record
- The source provides structured metadata and authority identifiers that confirm identity and topical associations.  
- The source does not provide place of birth, nationality, educational institutions, employers, publication titles, patent numbers, project names, or dates of specific works.  
- Because no specific works are listed in the provided material, no definitive claims about publications, inventions, companies founded, or leadership roles can be made from this record alone.

## References

1. Czech National Authority Database