John Montroll is an American origami artist, author, teacher, and mathematician. He has written many books on origami. Montroll taught mathematics at St. Anselm's Abbey School in Washington, D.C. from 1990 to 2021. Biography John Montroll was born in Washington, D.C. He is the son of Elliott Waters Montroll, an American scientist and mathematician. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics from the University of Rochester, a Master of Arts in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan, and a Master of Arts in applied mathematics from the University of Maryland. Montroll mastered his first origami book, Isao Honda's How to make Origami, at the age of six, the same age he began creating his own origami animals. He became a member of the Origami Center of America at age twelve. He attended his first origami convention at age 14. Montroll recently retired from his job teaching at St. Anselm's Abbey School in Washington, D.C., where he taught Geometry, as well as an origami class. One of John Montroll's hobbies is whistling. He can whistle in 5 octaves and has shown this talent at two whistling conventions in Louisburg, North Carolina. John Montroll pioneered modern origami with the publication of his first book, Origami for the Enthusiast; Dover Publications, 1979, which was the first origami book where each model is folded from single square sheet and no cuts. In the same book he also introduced the origami term "double rabbit ear fold." He is also known for the groundbreaking bases "dog base" and "insect base". John Montroll is known as the inspiration behind the single-square, no-cut, no glue approach to origami. His work in the field of origami was briefly mentioned in the York series by author Laura Ruby. Publications Origami for the Enthusiast; Dover Publications, 1979 Animal Origami for the Enthusiast; Dover Publications, 1985 Origami American Style; Zenagraf, 1990 Origami Sculptures (with Andrew Montroll); Antroll Pub. Co., 1990 Origami Sea Life (with Robert J. Lang); Dover Publications, 1990 Prehistoric Origami; Dover Publications, 1990 African Animals in Origami; Dover Publications, 1991 Easy Origami; Dover Publications, 1992 Origami Inside-Out; Dover Publications, 1993 Birds in Origami; Dover Publications, 1995 North American Animals in Origami; Dover Publications, 1995 Favorite Animals in Origami; Dover Publications, 1996 Mythological Creatures and the Chinese Zodiac in Origami; Dover Publications, 1996 Teach Yourself Origami; Dover Publications, 1998 Bringing Origami to Life; Dover Publications, 1999 Dollar Bill