Nick Montfort

American digital media professor
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Nick Montfort was born in 1972.[1] He holds United States citizenship. He is a computer scientist, media scholar, university teacher, and poet.[2]

He was educated at the University of Pennsylvania, Boston University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and University of Texas at Austin.[3] He has been employed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2007–present).[3][4][5] He has also been employed by the University of Bergen (2019–2021) and the University of Bergen (2022–present).[3][4][5]

Nick Montfort

Summary

Nick Montfort is a human[1]. He was born on 1972[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3], media scholar[4], university teacher[5], and poet[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Nick Montfort was born on 1972[2].
  • Nick Montfort held citizenship in United States[8].
  • Nick Montfort worked as a computer scientist[3].
  • Nick Montfort worked as a media scholar[4].
  • Nick Montfort worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Nick Montfort's professions included poet[6].
  • Among Nick Montfort's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9].
  • Among Nick Montfort's employers was University of Bergen[10].
  • Nick Montfort's education included a stint at University of Pennsylvania[11].
  • Nick Montfort was educated at Boston University[12].
  • Nick Montfort was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13].
  • Nick Montfort was educated at University of Texas at Austin[14].
  • Nick Montfort's doctoral advisor was Mitchell Marcus[15].
  • Nick Montfort's doctoral advisor was Gerald Prince[16].
  • Nick Montfort is recorded as male[17].
  • Nick Montfort's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Nick Montfort supervised Pierre Depaz as a doctoral student[19].
  • Nick Montfort's family name is recorded as Montfort[20].
  • Nick Montfort's given name is recorded as Nick[21].
  • Nick Montfort's official website is recorded as https://nickm.com/[22].
  • Nick Montfort's described at URL is recorded as https://archive.file.org.br/participantes/nick-montfort/[23].
  • Nick Montfort's participant in is recorded as FILE São Paulo 2014 - No Rastro Digital[24].
  • Nick Montfort's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Nick Montfort's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as FILE GLAM-Wiki[26].
  • Nick Montfort's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+3999'}[27].

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Origins and Family

Nick Montfort was born on 1972[2].

Education

Educated at University of Pennsylvania[11], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1740[30], headquartered in Philadelphia[31]; Boston University[12], a research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1869[34], headquartered in Boston[35]; Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13], a university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1861[38], headquartered in Cambridge[39]; and University of Texas at Austin[14], a public research university[40], in United States[41], founded in 1883[42], headquartered in Austin[43]. Doctoral advisors include Mitchell Marcus[15], a computer scientist[44], b. 1950[45], awarded the AAAI Fellow[46] and Gerald Prince[16], a literary historian[47], b. 1942[48], of United States[49].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[3], media scholar[4], university teacher[5], and poet[6]. Employers include Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9], a university[50], in United States[51], founded in 1861[52], headquartered in Cambridge[53] and University of Bergen[10], a university[54], in Norway[55], founded in 1946[56], headquartered in Bergen[57]. Nick Montfort supervised Pierre Depaz as a doctoral student[19].

Why It Matters

Nick Montfort ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[7]

Works attributed to him include The Help File[58], a creative work[59]; Hard West Turn: 2018 Edition[60], a creative work[61]; Golem[62], a creative work[63]; Book and Volume[64], a creative work[65]; Hard West Turn: NanoGenMo Edition[66], a creative work[67]; and Small Machines Making Words[68], a creative work[69].

His notable doctoral advisees include Pierre Depaz[70].

FAQs

What did Nick Montfort do for work?

Nick Montfort worked as computer scientist[3], media scholar[4], university teacher[5], and poet[6].

Where did Nick Montfort go to school?

Nick Montfort was educated at University of Pennsylvania[11], Boston University[12], Massachusetts Institute of Technology[13], and University of Texas at Austin[14].

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