最も高名なアメリカ人折り紙作家の一人である氏は折り紙作家、出版社の経営者、高校の数学教師という三つの顔を持つ。６歳から折り紙を始め、オッペンハイマー女史のオリガミ・センター・オブ・アメリカで育ち、天才少年の誉れ高かった。

John Montroll, one of the most famous American origami creator, is an origami creator, a manager of a publisher, and a highschool teacher of mathematics. He has started Origami when he was 6 years old. He grew up his talent in origami at the Origami Center of America, founded by Lilian Oppenheimer, and was called a genius even then.