# Jan Rekers

> Ph.D. Universiteit van Amsterdam 1992

**Wikidata**: [Q102325669](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102325669)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/jan-rekers

## Summary
Jan Rekers (also Joan Gerard Rekers) is a computer scientist who earned a Ph.D. from the University of Amsterdam in 1992. He is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam and has a scholarly publication record indexed in multiple bibliographic databases.

## Biography
- Born: [date and place unknown]
- Education: Ph.D., University of Amsterdam (1992)
- Known for: Earning a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Amsterdam and contributing research indexed across major bibliographic databases
- Employer(s): University of Amsterdam (affiliated)
- Field(s): Computer science

## Contributions
Jan Rekers completed a doctoral degree at the University of Amsterdam in 1992 under the supervision of Paul Klint. His academic output is recorded across established bibliographic and author-identification systems, indicating a body of published research in computer science and related areas. Identifiers that document his published work include Mathematical Reviews (MR author ID 304670), Scopus (author ID 6602760391), zbMATH (author ID rekers.jan), the ACM Digital Library (author ID 81100462933), VIAF (283076385), and the Mathematics Genealogy Project (ID 119693). These entries collectively confirm peer-reviewed activity and archiving of his scholarly contributions. The presence of these identifiers facilitates discovery, citation tracking, and linkage of his works in library and research databases. His doctoral linkage to advisor Paul Klint is recorded in academic genealogies. Exact titles of publications and thesis name are not provided in the source material available here.

## FAQs
### Q: Who is Jan Rekers?
A: Jan Rekers is a computer scientist (given name Joan Gerard Rekers) who earned his Ph.D. at the University of Amsterdam in 1992 and is affiliated with that university.

### Q: Where did Jan Rekers receive his doctorate and who supervised it?
A: He received a Ph.D. from the University of Amsterdam in 1992. His doctoral advisor was Paul Klint.

### Q: How can I find Jan Rekers' publications?
A: His publications are indexed under multiple author identifiers, including MR author ID 304670, Scopus author ID 6602760391, zbMATH author ID rekers.jan, and ACM Digital Library author ID 81100462933.

## Why They Matter
Jan Rekers matters to the academic record of computer science because he earned a doctoral degree at a major research university and has a documented publication presence across multiple authoritative bibliographic systems. The listing of his works in MR, Scopus, zbMATH, ACM Digital Library, VIAF, and the Mathematics Genealogy Project provides verifiable points of access for other researchers, librarians, and historians seeking his contributions. His recorded doctoral supervision by Paul Klint situates him within an academic lineage, which is relevant for tracing intellectual influences and mentorship chains in programming languages and related fields (as suggested by the advisor's known domain). The aggregation of these identifiers helps ensure long-term discoverability and citation fidelity for his research output. Without such documentation, connecting his scholarly outputs to the broader corpus of computer science literature would be more difficult for indexing services and for researchers performing literature reviews or citation analyses.

## Notable For
- Earning a Ph.D. from the University of Amsterdam in 1992.
- Being recorded as a computer scientist affiliated with the University of Amsterdam.
- Doctoral supervision by Paul Klint (documented advisor–student relationship).
- Presence in multiple scholarly and bibliographic authority files: MR author ID 304670, Scopus author ID 6602760391, zbMATH author ID rekers.jan, ACM DL author ID 81100462933, VIAF 283076385, Mathematics Genealogy Project ID 119693.

## Body
### Names and identifiers
- Full/given names: Joan Gerard Rekers (given name entries: Joan; Gerard).
- Family name: Rekers.
- Aliases: Joan Gerard Rekers.
- VIAF: 283076385.
- MR (MathSciNet) author ID: 304670.
- Scopus author ID: 6602760391.
- zbMATH author ID: rekers.jan.
- ACM Digital Library author ID: 81100462933.
- Mathematics Genealogy Project ID: 119693.
- Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 072666668.

### Education and academic lineage
- Degree: Ph.D., University of Amsterdam, awarded in 1992.
- Doctoral advisor: Paul Klint (recorded in academic sources).
- Educated at: University of Amsterdam (listed as the institution for doctoral education).

### Affiliation
- Affiliated institution: University of Amsterdam (public university in Amsterdam, Netherlands).
- The University of Amsterdam is the recorded employer/affiliation in the provided data.

### Scholarly record
- Publications and research outputs are indexed under multiple authoritative databases and author identifiers (see list under Names and identifiers).
- These identifiers imply peer-reviewed and archived contributions, but specific publication titles and thesis title are not provided in the current source material.

### Metadata and maintenance
- Wikidata entry description: "Ph.D. Universiteit van Amsterdam 1992."
- Wikidata entry is maintained under WikiProject Mathematics according to the provided metadata.

## References

1. Mathematics Genealogy Project