# Petr Sýkora
**Wikidata**: [Q112367688](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112367688)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/petr-sykora

## Summary
Petr Sýkora (born 1960-10-26) is a Czech computer scientist, programmer, and analyst based in Prague. He is registered in library and authority systems (VIAF and a Czech national authority) and is documented as working in information technology, software, computer programming, and literary activity, including historical prose literature.

## Biography
- Born: 1960-10-26
- Nationality: Czech
- Known for: Work in information technology, software, computer programming, and literary activity (historical prose literature)
- Field(s): Information technology; software; computer programming; literary activity; historical prose literature
- Work location: Prague
- Languages: Czech

## Contributions
The available source material records Petr Sýkora as an analyst, programmer, and computer scientist whose fields of work include information technology, software, and computer programming, together with activities in literary and historical prose literature. He is identified in bibliographic and authority systems: VIAF identifier 85307358 and a Czech national authority author ID (nl_cr_aut_id: xx0000004, labelled "Sýkora, Petr"). The source does not list specific project names, company affiliations, publications, patents, open-source projects, or standards authored by him. What is documented are his professional roles and subject areas, and his recognition in library/authority metadata indicating authorship or contributions that intersect technical work and literary/historical prose. The record establishes his multidisciplinary profile (IT/software and literary), his primary languages and location (Czech, Prague), and his authoritative identifiers used in catalogues and reference systems.

## FAQs
### Q: Who is Petr Sýkora?
A: Petr Sýkora is a Czech computer scientist, programmer, and analyst born on 1960-10-26, working in information technology, software, and computer programming and also associated with literary activity and historical prose literature.

### Q: Where does Petr Sýkora work or live?
A: The source lists Prague as his work location. No specific employer or residence address is provided.

### Q: What are Petr Sýkora's documented fields of work?
A: His documented fields are information technology, software, computer programming, literary activity, and historical prose literature.

## Why They Matter
Petr Sýkora's recorded significance lies in the intersection of technical computing roles and literary authorship as documented by national and international authority records. His occupations—analyst, programmer, and computer scientist—place him within the broader information technology and software domains, indicating professional activity in development, management, or application of computer-based systems. Concurrently, the listing of literary activity and historical prose literature denotes contributions or authorship recognized in library catalogues. The presence of standardized identifiers (VIAF 85307358 and a Czech national authority ID) means his output is tracked in bibliographic databases and can be reliably associated with works under his name. Without these authority records, it would be more difficult for researchers, librarians, and archivists to disambiguate him from others with the same name and to link his technical and literary outputs. The combined technical and literary profile suggests a multidisciplinary footprint that is preserved in authority and bibliographic metadata.

## Notable For
- Occupations recorded as analyst, programmer, and computer scientist.
- Fields of work recorded: information technology; software; computer programming; literary activity; historical prose literature.
- VIAF identifier: 85307358.
- Czech national authority author ID: xx0000004 (labelled "Sýkora, Petr").
- Work location documented as Prague and language documented as Czech.

## Body

### Identity and Identifiers
- Full name: Petr Sýkora.
- Given name: Petr.
- Family name: Sýkora.
- VIAF ID: 85307358.
- Czech national authority author ID: xx0000004 (qualifier: "Sýkora, Petr").

### Personal details
- Birth date: 1960-10-26.
- Sex/gender: male.
- Languages: Czech.

### Professional roles
- Occupations listed: analyst; programmer; computer scientist.
- Fields of work: information technology; software; computer programming.
- Additional fields recorded: literary activity; historical prose literature.

### Location and activity
- Work location: Prague.
- The source documents a cross-disciplinary profile spanning technical IT/software work and literary/historical prose activity.

### Bibliographic and authority presence
- Presence of VIAF and national authority identifiers indicates catalogued authorship or contributions.
- These identifiers enable disambiguation in library and bibliographic systems.

### Limitations of source data
- The provided material does not list specific publications, software products, patents, employers, educational institutions, or dates of particular works.
- No titles, publication years, or project names are present in the supplied source.

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## References

1. Czech National Authority Database