# Robert Dale
**Wikidata**: [Q21542515](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21542515)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/robert-dale-q21542515

## Summary
Robert Dale is a British computer scientist and teacher. He was born in 1959 in Hamilton and is identified in multiple international authority files used by libraries and research institutions.

## Biography
- Born: 1959 (Hamilton)
- Nationality: United Kingdom
- Known for: Work as a computer scientist and teacher
- Field(s): Computer science
- Occupation: Computer scientist; teacher

## Contributions
The provided source material identifies Robert Dale as a computer scientist and teacher, with a birth year of 1959 and birthplace of Hamilton, and citizenship in the United Kingdom. It also supplies a set of standardized authority identifiers that establish his presence in major library and identity systems. These include VIAF (22222025), the Library of Congress authority ID (n91111731), GND (172036402), ISNI (0000000354202807), IdRef (084369493), and additional national library identifiers (e.g., NUKAT n99020309; SBN author ID AQ1V007531; KBR person ID 14069376; National Library of Israel J9U ID 987007450178205171).  

However, the source material does not list specific publications, software, patents, companies, standards, or named projects attributable to him, nor does it provide institutional affiliations or dated career milestones. As a result, his concrete scholarly or professional outputs cannot be enumerated here beyond his documented occupational roles and the cross-library identity records that disambiguate him from others with the same name.

## FAQs
### Q: Who is Robert Dale?
A: Robert Dale is a British computer scientist and teacher. He was born in 1959 in Hamilton and is recorded in multiple international library authority systems.

### Q: When and where was Robert Dale born?
A: The source material gives his birth year as 1959 and his birthplace as Hamilton. No more specific date is provided.

### Q: What is Robert Dale’s nationality?
A: The source material lists his citizenship as the United Kingdom.

### Q: What identifiers are associated with Robert Dale in library and authority databases?
A: The source material lists several, including VIAF 22222025, Library of Congress n91111731, GND 172036402, ISNI 0000000354202807, and IdRef 084369493.

## Why They Matter
Within the limits of the provided data, Robert Dale’s significance is best evidenced by his consistent representation across major international authority and cataloging systems. Inclusion in identifiers such as VIAF, ISNI, the Library of Congress Name Authority File, and the German National Library (GND) indicates that he is a recognized individual whose works or authorship are cataloged and need disambiguation in research and library contexts.  

These identifiers matter because they enable reliable attribution and linking across databases, preventing confusion between people with similar names and supporting accurate citation, cataloging, and discovery. In practical terms, authority control records make it possible for libraries and knowledge bases to connect records that refer to the same person, even when naming conventions differ. The source material does not provide details of specific research contributions, but it does establish Robert Dale as a distinct, traceable figure in computer science and teaching through widely used global identity infrastructure.

## Notable For
- Identified as a computer scientist and teacher (occupation).
- Born in 1959 in Hamilton; citizenship listed as United Kingdom.
- VIAF identifier: 22222025.
- Library of Congress authority ID: n91111731.
- GND identifier: 172036402; ISNI: 0000000354202807.

## Body
### Identity and Core Classification
- Instance of: human
- Sex or gender: male
- Given name: Robert
- Family name: Dale
- Occupations: teacher; computer scientist
- Related class (context): computer scientist (one who studies or practices computer science)

### Birth and Citizenship
- Birth year: 1959
- Birthplace: Hamilton
- Citizenship: United Kingdom

### Authority Control and Catalog Identifiers
- ISNI: 0000000354202807
- VIAF: 22222025
- Library of Congress authority ID: n91111731
- GND ID: 172036402
- IdRef ID: 084369493
- NUKAT ID: n99020309
- SBN author ID: AQ1V007531 (recorded form: “Dale, Robert <1959- >”)
- KBR person ID: 14069376
- National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007450178205171
- Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 079796427
- NL CR AUT ID: xx0039953
- Yale LUX ID: person/410b7c93-18c6-42e6-9b8f-761974857eeb
- WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJtxfPRYw6B6FhRPrbKyBP

### Gaps in the Provided Record
- No education history (degrees or institutions) is provided.
- No employers or institutional affiliations are provided.
- No specific publications, projects, patents, or awards are listed in the source material.

## References

1. IdRef
2. [Source](https://viaf.org/viaf/data/viaf-20230206-links.txt.gz)
3. OPAC SBN
4. VIAF ID
5. NUKAT
6. Czech National Authority Database
7. Virtual International Authority File
8. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File