Jan Wielemaker

{{short description|Dutch computer scientist and professor}}

Jan Wielemaker (1960, Koudekerke[https://pure.uva.nl/ws/files/4332989/63445_thesis.pdf#page=3 Wielemaker, J. (2009). Logic programming for knowledge-intensive interactive applications.]) is a Dutch computer scientist. He initiated the SWI-Prolog implementation of the Prolog programming language in 1987 while employed at the University of Amsterdam, and he continued its development after moving to the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.{{Cite web |title=Dr. Jan Wielemaker - People - Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam |url=https://research.vu.nl/en/persons/jan-wielemaker}} Since 2017, he has been associated with the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica.[https://www.cwi.nl/people/jan-wielemaker JAN WIELEMAKER] In 2020, he became the Director of SWI-Prolog Solutions b.v. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-wielemaker-6a270a1b3/

He is known for being the original author and one of the most extensive contributors to the SWI-Prolog,{{Cite web |title=Contributors to SWI-Prolog |url=http://www.swi-prolog.org/Contributors.html}} as well as the SWI-Prolog reference manual.