Jakob Nielsen (usability consultant)

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Jakob Nielsen
Nielsen in 2002
Born (1957-10-05) 5 October 1957 (age 66)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Alma materTechnical University of Denmark (PhD)
OccupationWeb usability consultant

Jakob Nielsen (born 5 October 1957) is a Danish web usability consultant, human–computer interaction researcher, and co-founder of Nielsen Norman Group.[1][2] He was named the “guru of Web page usability” in 1998 by The New York Times and the “king of usability” by Internet Magazine.[3][4]

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  2. ^ Sydell, Laura (July 8, 2010). "Reading A Book On An iPad Or Kindle? It Might Take Longer". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
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  4. ^ "Interview with Web Usability Guru, Jakob Nielsen". Webdesigner Depot. 2009-09-28. Retrieved 2021-03-02.