# William J. B. Mattingly
**Wikidata**: [Q134451339](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134451339)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/william-j-b-mattingly

## Summary
William J. B. Mattingly is a historian and medievalist whose documented work spans history, medieval studies, machine learning, archiving, research and development, and digital humanities. The available source records him as an English‑language, male researcher and lists an authority identifier (mzk20251261156) linking his name to library/authority records.

## Biography
- Born: [not provided]
- Nationality: [not provided]
- Education: [not provided]
- Known for: Interdisciplinary work at the intersection of history, medieval studies, machine learning, archiving, and digital humanities (as recorded in the source)
- Employer(s): [not provided]
- Field(s): history; medieval studies; machine learning; archiving; research and development; digital humanities

## Contributions
The supplied source does not list specific publications, project names, patents, products, or company affiliations for William J. B. Mattingly. What the source does document is the range of fields in which he is active: history and medieval studies, together with machine learning, archiving, research and development, and digital humanities. Those fields imply work that could connect traditional scholarly practices (medieval studies and history) with computational methods (machine learning) and archival practice, but the record provides no concrete titles, dates, or outcomes to attribute. The only concrete metadata item provided is a national/local authority identifier (nl_cr_aut_id: mzk20251261156) linked to the name "Mattingly, William J. B." and referenced in the source material on 2025-05-13 and 2025-05-14. In short, the source establishes Mattingly’s disciplinary scope and authority control entry but does not enumerate named works or measurable outputs.

## FAQs
### Q: What is William J. B. Mattingly’s occupation?
A: He is documented as a historian and medievalist.

### Q: In which fields does he work?
A: The source lists history, medieval studies, machine learning, archiving, research and development, and digital humanities.

### Q: Are there listed publications or projects by Mattingly in the source?
A: No. The provided source does not include titles, dates, or descriptions of publications, projects, patents, or products.

## Why They Matter
William J. B. Mattingly’s recorded importance in the provided source lies in his interdisciplinary profile. The combination of traditional humanities fields (history and medieval studies) with technical and infrastructural domains (machine learning, archiving, research and development, and digital humanities) signals a bridge role between scholarly interpretation and computational/archival practice. Even though the source does not supply specific works, an individual documented across these areas typically contributes to methods, tools, or frameworks that enable digital preservation, computational analysis of historical materials, or the application of machine learning to humanities data. The presence of a formal authority record (nl_cr_aut_id: mzk20251261156) further indicates that Mattingly is recognized in institutional or bibliographic systems, which supports discoverability and citation control. Without his documented interdisciplinary engagement, there would be less recorded linkage between medieval scholarship and computational or archival infrastructures in the specific authority record provided.

## Notable For
- Occupation recorded as historian and medievalist (source reference).
- Documented fields include history, medieval studies, machine learning, archiving, research and development, and digital humanities.
- Authoritative name record: national/local authority identifier mzk20251261156 (qualifier: "Mattingly, William J. B.").
- Language of work recorded as English; sex/gender recorded as male (per source metadata).

## Body
### Identity and authority
- Instance: human (referenced in the source).
- Authority control: nl_cr_aut_id = mzk20251261156, with qualifier P1810: "Mattingly, William J. B.".
- Authority record referenced on 2025-05-13 and 2025-05-14 in the supplied metadata.

### Occupation and fields
- Occupation entries in the source:
  - historian (reference metadata includes P248: Q13550863; P691: mzk20251261156; P813: 2025-05-14).
  - medievalist (same reference metadata).
- Field_of_work entries in the source (each referenced in the metadata):
  - history
  - medieval studies
  - machine learning
  - archiving
  - research and development
  - digital humanities (digital humanities entry has a P813 reference date of 2025-09-28)

### Demographic and language metadata
- Sex or gender: male (as recorded in the source).
- Languages spoken, written, or signed: English (as recorded in the source).

### Documented scope and limitations
- The supplied material establishes disciplinary scope and authority-control metadata but does not provide:
  - Dates of birth or biographical timeline.
  - Educational background or institutional affiliations/employers.
  - Titles or dates of publications, projects, patents, or other concrete scholarly outputs.
  - Awards, honors, or specific leadership roles.
- Any further detail about Mattingly’s work (papers, software, archival collections, or R&D outcomes) is not present in the provided source and therefore not reported here.

## References

1. Czech National Authority Database