**Smit GertJan: Public Profile**
| **Name:** | Smit GertJan |
|---|---|
| **Birth Date:** | Thu Jun 13 1946 00:00:00 GMT+0000 |
| **Birth Place:** | West-Terschelling, Netherlands |
**Social Media**
Smit GertJan is not known to actively maintain any public social media accounts.
**Recent Projects**
* **International Museum of the Horse (MM#021)** (2018-2022)
* Collaborated with the International Museum of the Horse in Lexington, Kentucky, to create a digital archive of horse-related artifacts and documents.
* **Digital Humanities and the Bible (DHB)** (2015-2018)
* Participated in the Digital Humanities and the Bible project, developing computational methods for studying biblical texts.
**Other Information**
**Education**
* Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Amsterdam, 1979
* Master of Arts (MA), University of Amsterdam, 1974
* Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Amsterdam, 1972
**Academic Positions**
* Professor of Digital Humanities, University of Amsterdam, 2001-2014
* Chair of Literary and Cultural History, University of Amsterdam, 1999-2001
* Associate Professor of Literary Studies, University of Amsterdam, 1988-1999
**Research Interests**
* Digital humanities
* Computational linguistics
* Bible studies
* Textual scholarship
* Cultural history
**Publications**
Smit GertJan has published extensively on digital humanities, biblical studies, and textual scholarship. His notable publications include:
* **Digital Humanities: An Introduction** (2020)
* **Computational Approaches to the Study of the Bible** (2018)
* **The Textual History of the Bible: A Computational Perspective** (2015)
* **Literary and Cultural History of the Bible** (1999)
* **The Gospel of John: A Textual Commentary** (1995)
**Awards and Honors**
* Member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW)
* Fellow of the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (NIAS)
* Honorary Doctorate from the University of Oslo
**Personal Life**
Smit GertJan is married with two children. He resides in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
**Links**
* **University of Amsterdam profile:** https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/s/m/g.j.smit/g.j.smit.html
* **Google Scholar profile:** https://scholar.google.nl/citations?user=NOe_9O0AAAAJ&hl=en
* **Personal website:** https://gjsmit.wordpress.com