# Zdeněk Brož
**Wikidata**: [Q95087011](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q95087011)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/zdenek-broz

## Summary
Zdeněk Brož is a computer scientist documented in national and international bibliographic authority files. Born 16 April 1980, he is recorded in VIAF (viaf_id: 169764664), the Czech National Library author registry (nl_cr_aut_id: ola2011630514) and the SVKKL authority file (0325110-Broz-Zdenek-1980).

## Biography
- Born: 1980-04-16
- Nationality: [not specified in source material]
- Education: [not specified in source material]
- Known for: Being a computer scientist and an identified author in library and bibliographic authority systems
- Employer(s): [not specified in source material]
- Field(s): Computer science

## Contributions
The available records identify Zdeněk Brož primarily through standardized library and authority identifiers rather than by listing specific publications or products. He is registered in the Czech National Library author registry under the identifier ola2011630514 with the authorized form "Brož, Zdeněk" (record reference date 2020-05-15). He appears in the Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) with VIAF ID 169764664 (reference date 2020-06-01). The SVKKL (Slovak library authority) lists him with the identifier 0325110-Broz-Zdenek-1980 (record reference date 2021-03-22). These entries serve to disambiguate his identity in library catalogs and bibliographic databases. While no specific papers, patents, companies, or software projects are listed in the provided material, the presence of multiple authority records indicates that he is recognized in bibliographic and cataloging systems as an author or contributor within the realm of computer science. The identifiers enable linking and discovery of any works attributed to him across institutional catalogs.

## FAQs
### Q: Who is Zdeněk Brož?
A: Zdeněk Brož is a computer scientist born on 16 April 1980 who is registered in multiple national and international bibliographic authority files.

### Q: When was Zdeněk Brož born?
A: He was born on 1980-04-16 (16 April 1980), as recorded in the provided authority metadata.

### Q: What authoritative identifiers exist for Zdeněk Brož?
A: He is listed in VIAF as 169764664, in the Czech National Library author registry as ola2011630514 (authorized form "Brož, Zdeněk"), and in SVKKL as 0325110-Broz-Zdenek-1980.

## Why They Matter
Zdeněk Brož’s significance, as documented in the provided material, lies in his presence within established bibliographic authority systems. Authority records are foundational infrastructure for scholarly communication and library cataloging. By being assigned stable identifiers—VIAF, national author registry, and SVKKL—Brož is unambiguously distinguishable from other individuals with similar names. This enables accurate aggregation of bibliographic records, reliable citation linking, and consistent metadata exchange between libraries and repositories. Even absent item-level publication details in the supplied sources, these authority entries indicate that his contributions (authorship or other scholarly outputs) are tracked and can be discovered across institutional catalogs. Without such identifiers, attribution would be more error-prone and decentralized discovery of his work would be impeded. The records therefore play a practical role in ensuring that any publications or outputs associated with Zdeněk Brož can be correctly identified, retrieved, and cited by researchers and librarians.

## Notable For
- Being identified as a computer scientist in the provided authority data.
- VIAF identifier: 169764664 (record reference date 2020-06-01).
- Czech National Library author registry identifier: ola2011630514 (authorized form "Brož, Zdeněk"; reference date 2020-05-15).
- SVKKL authority identifier: 0325110-Broz-Zdenek-1980 (reference date 2021-03-22).
- Birth date recorded as 1980-04-16.

## Body

### Personal details
- Given name: Zdeněk.
- Family name: Brož.
- Birth date: 1980-04-16.
- Sex/gender: male.
- Instance: human.

### Occupation and field
- Occupation: computer scientist.
- Field: computer science (as recorded in the structured properties).

### Authority identifiers and registry entries
- VIAF
  - Identifier: 169764664.
  - Reference metadata date: 2020-06-01.
- Czech National Library (nl_cr_aut_id)
  - Identifier: ola2011630514.
  - Authorized form: "Brož, Zdeněk".
  - Reference metadata date: 2020-05-15.
- SVKKL (Slovak library authority)
  - Identifier: 0325110-Broz-Zdenek-1980.
  - Reference metadata date: 2021-03-22.
  - Source URL noted in record metadata (as provided in structured properties).

### Metadata provenance and timestamps
- Several authority records include metadata-reference timestamps indicating maintenance or import activity in 2020 and 2021.
  - NL CR registry entry referenced 2020-05-15.
  - VIAF entry referenced 2020-06-01.
  - SVKKL entry referenced 2021-03-22.

### Cataloging role and implications
- The recorded identifiers are used to disambiguate authorship in library catalogs.
- These identifiers enable linking of bibliographic records across institutions.
- No item-level bibliographic records, publication titles, employment history, education credentials, patents, or software projects are present in the supplied source material.

## References

1. Czech National Authority Database
2. Virtual International Authority File
3. [Regional Database of the Central Bohemian Research Library in Kladno](https://ipac.svkkl.cz/arl-kl/cs/detail-kl_us_auth-0325110-Broz-Zdenek-1980)