# Roger Williams

> Roger Owen Williams, born 11th Sept. 1940

**Wikidata**: [Q110535578](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110535578)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/roger-williams-q110535578

## Summary
Roger Owen Williams (born 11 September 1940) is a male author and researcher recorded in library and authority files as working in computer science, computing, and pedagogy. He is primarily known through bibliographic authority records (ISNI, VIAF, GND, Library of Congress and national library entries) that document him as a published contributor in those fields.

## Biography
- Born: 1940-09-11
- Education: (not available in the provided sources)
- Known for: Authorship and recorded contributions in computer science, computing, and pedagogy as represented in major library authority files
- Field(s): computer science; computing; pedagogy
- Languages: English

## Contributions
The provided source material does not list specific titles, papers, patents, products, companies, or standards authored by Roger Owen Williams. What is documented is his presence in major bibliographic and authority systems, which certifies a record of published or catalogued work in computing and pedagogy:

- Authority identifiers associated with him include ISNI 0000000116715877, VIAF 73353991, GND 1037400577, Library of Congress authority ID nb90211540, NUKAT n99014203, Portuguese National Library author ID 1240980, and NL-CR author ID skuk0005957.
- The authority records carry update or reference dates (for example, several P813 references dated 2022-01-12 and a P813 dated 2023-09-05), indicating cataloging activity and verification of his identity in library systems.
- A descriptive catalog entry is available at: https://ccbibliotecas.azores.gov.pt/cgi-bin/koha/opac-authoritiesdetail.pl?authid=539762&marc=1

Because specific publications or concrete works are not included in the supplied data, their names, years, and impacts cannot be enumerated here without additional sources.

## FAQs
### Q: Who is Roger Williams?
A: Roger Owen Williams (born 11 September 1940) is an individual recorded in library authority files as an author or contributor in computer science, computing, and pedagogy.

### Q: When was Roger Williams born?
A: His birth date is recorded as 11 September 1940.

### Q: What has he published?
A: The provided material confirms his presence in multiple bibliographic authority records but does not list specific publication titles, dates, or venues.

### Q: Where can I find more bibliographic information about him?
A: He is listed in major authority files (ISNI, VIAF, GND, Library of Congress, Portuguese National Library, NUKAT), and a catalog entry is available at the Azores libraries authority URL given in the sources.

## Why They Matter
Roger Owen Williams' significance in the provided records comes from being consistently identified across major international authority and library systems. Inclusion in ISNI, VIAF, GND, the Library of Congress authority file, and national library catalogues is a formal recognition used by librarians, indexers, and researchers to disambiguate authors and to aggregate bibliographic records. This cross-referencing enables reliable citation, catalog linking, and discovery of an author's corpus across library catalogs and databases. Although the supplied data does not include his specific works, the breadth of authority identifiers implies that his contributions were of sufficient scope to be catalogued by multiple institutions. Without such authority records, tracking an author's publications and verifying authorship would be more error-prone; these records therefore play a practical role in scholarly infrastructure, metadata quality, and long-term discoverability of his output in computer science and pedagogy.

## Notable For
- Being recorded in multiple major bibliographic authority systems (ISNI: 0000000116715877; VIAF: 73353991; GND: 1037400577).
- Library of Congress authority ID: nb90211540.
- Presence in national library catalogues (Portuguese National Library author ID: 1240980; NUKAT: n99014203).
- Fields of work recorded as computer science, computing, and pedagogy.
- Birth date documented as 11 September 1940.

## Body

### Identity and names
- Full name recorded: Roger Owen Williams.
- Aliases: Roger Vilʹjams; Roger Owen Williams.
- Given name: Roger. Family name: Williams.
- Sex/gender: male.

### Birth and basic biographical data
- Birth date: 1940-09-11 (preferred value in the provided records).
- Wikidata short description: "Roger Owen Williams, born 11th Sept. 1940."

### Fields and roles
- Field_of_work entries in the provided material: computer science; computing; pedagogy.
- Languages recorded: English.

### Library and authority records (selected identifiers)
- ISNI: 0000000116715877 (authoritative identifier used for disambiguation).
- VIAF: 73353991 (virtual international authority file entry).
- GND: 1037400577 (German National Library authority number).
- Library of Congress authority ID: nb90211540.
- NUKAT ID: n99014203.
- Portuguese National Library author ID: 1240980.
- NL_CR aut id: skuk0005957.
- Described at URL: https://ccbibliotecas.azores.gov.pt/cgi-bin/koha/opac-authoritiesdetail.pl?authid=539762&marc=1

### Cataloging and verification dates
- Multiple authority records include reference/update metadata dated 2022-01-12.
- Some field_of_work and language entries include a P813 reference dated 2023-09-05.

### Gaps in the source material
- No place of birth is provided.
- No educational institutions, degrees, employers, named publications, patents, software projects, or leadership positions are included in the supplied data.
- Because specific works are not enumerated in the source material, titles, publication years, and direct impacts cannot be listed here.

## References

1. Czech National Authority Database
2. Virtual International Authority File
3. NUKAT
4. International Standard Name Identifier
5. OpenData BNP
6. Integrated Authority File
7. Library of Congress Authorities