# John Daniel Aycock
**Wikidata**: [Q112440865](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112440865)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/john-daniel-aycock

## Summary
John Daniel Aycock is a computer scientist recorded in major bibliographic and authority files. He is primarily known through library and authority records (VIAF, GND, Library of Congress, BnF and others) that document his identity and catalog works attributed to him.

## Biography
- Born: 1970
- Known for: Work as a computer scientist; presence in multiple national and international bibliographic authority files
- Field(s): Computer science

## Contributions
Public-source records for John Daniel Aycock show a bibliographic footprint rather than itemized technical outputs in the provided material. Authority and library identifiers confirm that he has authored or been credited in works that are cataloged by major institutions. Key concrete items in the record include:
- VIAF identifier: 308902.
- GND identifier: 142895202.
- Library of Congress authority ID: nb2006019782.
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 15118128t.
- National Library of India ID: 405077.
- Other identifiers: idref (147693454), nukat (n2009127144), national_library_of_latvia_id (000281842), national_library_of_israel_j9u_id (987007454613405171), yale_lux_id (person/a18989d6-93de-481d-b746-44e097e1a45f), nl_cr_aut_id (vut2011647550).
These authority records are concrete outcomes: they enable library cataloging, disambiguation of authorship, and discovery of publications attributed to him. The provided material does not include specific paper titles, patent numbers, company affiliations, or release years for individual works, so detailed descriptions of individual publications or products cannot be listed here from the supplied sources.

## FAQs
### Q: Who is John Daniel Aycock?
A: He is recorded as a computer scientist. Major library and authority files list him under established identifiers, indicating he has authored or is associated with cataloged works.

### Q: When was John Daniel Aycock born?
A: The provided records list his birth year as 1970. No specific birth date or place is given in the supplied material.

### Q: What has he published?
A: The supplied material does not list titles or years of publications. Authority records (VIAF 308902, Library of Congress nb2006019782, GND 142895202, etc.) show that publications or cataloged works exist under his name, but individual works are not detailed here.

## Why They Matter
The significance of John Daniel Aycock, as established by the supplied records, rests on his documented presence in major bibliographic and authority systems. When a person's name appears in VIAF, GND, the Library of Congress, BnF, and national libraries, it means that libraries and cataloging systems have attributed published material to that person and have taken steps to disambiguate their identity for researchers and readers. This infrastructural role supports discovery, citation, and archival stability across library networks and digital catalogs. For scholars, librarians, and automated systems, these authority records reduce confusion among similarly named individuals and link disparate catalog entries to a single identity. Absent specific titles or achievements in the provided source material, the lasting impact attributable here is the facilitation of scholarly communication and bibliographic control associated with his name. Without these authority records, locating, citing, or reliably attributing works to John Daniel Aycock within library ecosystems would be more difficult.

## Notable For
- Being recorded as a computer scientist in multiple international authority files.
- VIAF identifier: 308902.
- GND (German National Library) identifier: 142895202.
- Library of Congress authority file entry: nb2006019782.
- Presence in national library catalogs including France, India, Latvia, and Israel (BnF 15118128t; NLI/India 405077; Latvia 000281842; Israel 987007454613405171).

## Body

### Identity and Names
- Given names: John; Daniel.
- Family name: Aycock.
- Full recorded name in authority records: John Daniel Aycock.
- Sex/gender: male (as recorded in supplied metadata).

### Vital data
- Birth year: 1970.
- No place of birth is supplied in the provided material.
- No exact birth date is supplied beyond the year.

### Professional designation
- Occupation (as recorded): computer scientist.
- Class description in supplied material: "computer scientist — one who studies or practices computer science." The class metadata also referenced industrial and service sectors but no direct employer or institutional affiliation is provided.

### Bibliographic and authority identifiers (concrete records)
- VIAF: 308902.
- GND: 142895202.
- Library of Congress authority ID: nb2006019782.
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 15118128t.
- idref (French): 147693454.
- nukat: n2009127144.
- nl_cr_aut_id (Czech National Repository? recorded value): vut2011647550 (name form "Aycock, John Daniel").
- national_library_of_india_id: 405077.
- national_library_of_latvia_id: 000281842.
- national_library_of_israel_j9u_id: 987007454613405171.
- yale_lux_id: person/a18989d6-93de-481d-b746-44e097e1a45f.
These identifiers provide persistent, machine-readable links used by libraries and cataloging systems to aggregate bibliographic records.

### Bibliographic presence and implications
- The presence of the identifiers above indicates that works (books, papers, or other cataloged materials) exist under his name in library catalogs.
- These records enable disambiguation and retrieval across international library systems.
- The supplied material does not enumerate titles, dates, publishers, or the number of works attributed.

### Gaps and limits in the available data
- No information in the provided material about educational degrees or institutions.
- No employers, university affiliations, or research groups are listed.
- No specific publications, patents, software projects, companies founded, or awards are listed in the supplied source material.

### Summary of verifiable facts
- John Daniel Aycock is a male computer scientist born in 1970.
- He is documented across multiple national and international bibliographic authority systems, each providing an identifier that links to cataloged works under his name.
- Beyond these authority records and basic personal metadata, the provided material contains no further specifics on his works, positions, or biographical details.

## References

1. IdRef
2. Czech National Authority Database
3. [Source](https://viaf.org/viaf/data/viaf-20230206-links.txt.gz)
4. Catalogo of the National Library of India