What would be a 16th century approximation of a computer geek? I’m definitely not looking to be a wizard, but there’s got to be something I can use as a persona, right?
Someone had mentioned the closest occupational title might be something like “numeric mechanic” :dubious:
Failing that, I suppose I could be something like Lord Richard of Solaris.
That sounds okay to me. I’m a squire in my mideval group and my name is Jaymee of London…
Call yourself…
Queen Elizabeth
I don’t think that’s been done.
Depends on whether you do hardware or software. 
Scholars of mathematics were well known, and Webster’s dates the term “Mechanician” to 1570 – being one who designs/builds mechanical devices, a la Leonardo.
On the other hand, if you want something like Wizard but rather more historical, then you might consider “Alchemist” – some of whom were actually proficient chemists, and others were really just charlatans who were only good at turning lots of their patron’s gold into less gold.
Hmmm… There wasn’t anything equivalent to even a primitive computer, so you might have to settle for a different variety of geek. Examples:
siege engineer
geometer
alchemist
professor of algebra and higher maths
master of the counting house
I suppose the ultimate catchall would be ‘artesian’. From what I’ve heard, it’s interchangable with ‘engineer’
Other suggestions:
Binary Imagineer