Steven Pruitt

Steven Pruitt ( ; born April 17, 1984), known online as Ser Amantio di Nicolao, is an American Wikipedia editor and administrator who has made the largest number of edits made to the English Wikipedia, at nearly 7 million, having edited at least a third of its articles. Pruitt first began editing Wikipedia in 2004. He has also created more than 33,000 Wikipedia articles. Pruitt was named as one of the 25 most important influencers on the Internet by Time magazine in 2017.

Pruitt's pseudonym is a reference to a minor character in Giacomo Puccini's 1918 opera Gianni Schicchi. He has stated that he aims to fight gender bias on Wikipedia, promoting the inclusion of women via Women in Red, a WikiProject.

Early life Pruitt was born on April 17, 1984, in San Antonio, Texas, the only child of Alla Pruitt, a Russian Jewish immigrant, and Donald Pruitt of Richmond, Virginia. They met when they were both teachers in the Defense Language Institute's Russian Department at Lackland Air Force Base, close to San Antonio. He attended the College of William & Mary, where he sang as part of a choir,

Career In 2017, Pruitt was a subcontractor for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, where he worked with records and information. As of 2021, he works for Chenega IT Enterprise Services, a contractor for the Defense Health Agency. Pruitt spends between three The longest Pruitt has gone without editing Wikipedia since he began is two or three weeks.

Interviews

Pruitt was featured on CBS This Morning in January 2019. In the interview, Pruitt described the first article he worked on about Francisco,

Pruitt's focus on female artists, composers, and historical figures reflects his interest in shedding light on lesser-known and often overlooked subjects. He has actively contributed to addressing the gender gap on Wikipedia, recognizing that the representation of biographical articles about women has seen growth, from around 14% to the current figure of nearly 18%, due in part to his efforts and the creation of initiatives such as the Women in Red project. He mentioned this in one of his interviews. In 2026, Pruitt was the subject of an exposé by The New Yorker.

Personal life Pruitt's non–Wikipedia-related interests include the Capitol Hill Chorale, in which he sings. He is a fan of opera, which started from his parents' inculcation at an early age