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Jude Milhon

1939 – 2003

American hacker and author

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About Jude Milhon

Lived 1939 – 2003 (aged 64). Jude Milhon was an American computer scientist, writer and hacker (programmer subculture), known for Berkeley Software Distribution, Community Memory and Cypherpunk.

Judith Milhon (March 12, 1939 – July 19, 2003), best known by her pseudonym St. Jude, was a self-taught programmer, civil rights advocate, writer, editor, advocate for women in computing, hacker and author in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Milhon coined the term cypherpunk and was a founding member of the cypherpunks. On July 19, 2003, Milhon died of cancer. At the time of her death in 2003 from cancer, she was survived by at least one child, Tresca Behling, and one grandchild, Emilio Zuniga, as well as her partner of over 40 years, Efrem Lipkin. taught herself programming in 1967 and landed her first job at the Horn and Hardart vending machine company of New York before she moved away to California to join the counterculture movement.

She was a member of Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility, and the author of several books. She was a senior editor at the magazine Mondo 2000 and frequent contributor to Boing Boing.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Known for
Berkeley Software Distribution, Community Memory, Cypherpunk
Employers
Horn & Hardart, Mondo 2000, Boing Boing, Horn and Hardart
Also known as
St. Jude

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Jude Milhon's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Jude Milhon?

American hacker and author (1939–2003)

When was Jude Milhon born?

Jude Milhon was born on 12 March 1939 in Washington, D.C..

When did Jude Milhon die?

Jude Milhon died on 19 July 2003.

What was Jude Milhon's occupation?

Jude Milhon was a computer scientist, writer and hacker (programmer subculture).

What was Jude Milhon known for?

Jude Milhon was known for Berkeley Software Distribution, Community Memory and Cypherpunk.

What nationality was Jude Milhon?

Jude Milhon was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jude Milhon

· Wikidata: Q7555

· DBpedia: Jude Milhon

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