Richard Stallman

Summary

Richard Stallman is a human^[1]. He was born in Manhattan^[2]. He was born on March 16, 1953^[3]. He worked as a programmer^[4], blogger^[5], engineer^[6], inventor^[7], and activist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,836 views/month, #6,250 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Richard Stallman was born in Manhattan^[2].
• Richard Stallman was born on March 16, 1953^[3].
• Richard Stallman held citizenship in United States^[10].
• English was Richard Stallman's native language^[11].
• Richard Stallman is identified as part of the Jewish people ethnic group^[12].
• Richard Stallman worked as a programmer^[4].
• Richard Stallman's professions included blogger^[5].
• Richard Stallman's professions included engineer^[6].
• Richard Stallman worked as an inventor^[7].
• Richard Stallman worked as an activist^[8].
• Richard Stallman's professions included computer scientist^[13].
• Richard Stallman's field of work was free software^[14].
• Richard Stallman held the position of Chief GNUisance^[15].
• Richard Stallman held the position of Emacs maintainer^[16].
• Among Richard Stallman's employers was Q48413^[17].
• Richard Stallman was educated at Harvard University^[18].
• Richard Stallman was educated at Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[19].
• Richard Stallman's education included a stint at Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences^[20].
• A notable work attributed to Richard Stallman is GNU^[21].
• A notable work attributed to Richard Stallman is GNU Emacs^[22].
• A notable work attributed to Richard Stallman is Free Software Song^[23].
• A notable work attributed to Richard Stallman is GNU General Public License^[24].
• A notable work attributed to Richard Stallman is GNU Compiler Collection^[25].
• A notable work attributed to Richard Stallman is GNU Debugger^[26].
• Richard Stallman received the MacArthur Fellows Program^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1953-03-16^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: ac8f8420-bec4-4e20-bcd2-bbeb9296b31e^[31]

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Origins and Family

Richard Stallman's place of birth was Manhattan^[2]. He was born on March 16, 1953^[3]. He is identified as part of the Jewish people ethnic group^[12]. English was his native language^[11].

Education

Educated at Harvard University^[18], a private university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1636^[34], headquartered in Cambridge^[35]; Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[19], a university^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1861^[38], headquartered in Cambridge^[39]; and Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences^[20], an academic institution^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1847^[42]. Richard Stallman earned the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences^[43].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include programmer^[4], blogger^[5], engineer^[6], inventor^[7], activist^[8], and computer scientist^[13]. Richard Stallman's field of work was free software^[14]. He was employed by Q48413^[17]. Positions held include Chief GNUisance^[15] and Emacs maintainer^[16].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include GNU^[21], an operating system^[44], founded in 1983^[45]; GNU Emacs^[22]; Free Software Song^[23]; GNU General Public License^[24]; GNU Compiler Collection^[25]; and GNU Debugger^[26]. Things named for Richard Stallman include check-dfsg-status^[46].

Recognition

Awards received include MacArthur Fellows Program^[27], a science award^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1981^[49]; Grace Murray Hopper Award^[50], an award^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1971^[53]; EFF Award^[54], a science award^[55], founded in 1992^[56]; Takeda Awards^[57], an award^[58], founded in 2001^[59]; Internet Hall of Fame^[60], a hall of fame^[61], in United States^[62], founded in 2012^[63]; and Yuri Rubinsky Memorial Award^[64], an award^[65].

Personal Life

Richard Stallman's religion is recorded as atheism^[66].

Why It Matters

Richard Stallman ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,836 views/month, #6,250 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[67] He is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[68]

He has been cited as an influence by Péter Gervai^[69], a network engineer^[70], b. 1972^[71], of Hungary^[72].

He is credited with the discovery of copyleft^[73], a practice^[74]. Works attributed to him include GNU General Public License^[75], a copyleft free software license^[76], written by Q48413^[77]; The Free Software Definition^[78], an article^[79]; The Right to Read^[80], a literary work^[81]; GNU Manifesto^[82], a manifesto^[83]; and Free Software, Free Society^[84], a written work^[85]. Entities named for him include check-dfsg-status^[46].

FAQs

Where was Richard Stallman born?

Richard Stallman was born in Manhattan^[2].

What did Richard Stallman do for work?

Richard Stallman worked as programmer^[4], blogger^[5], engineer^[6], inventor^[7], and activist^[8].

Where did Richard Stallman go to school?

Richard Stallman was educated at Harvard University^[18], Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[19], and Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences^[20].

What awards did Richard Stallman receive?

Honors received include MacArthur Fellows Program^[27], Grace Murray Hopper Award^[50], EFF Award^[54], and Takeda Awards^[57].

Who did Richard Stallman influence?

Richard Stallman has been cited as an influence by Péter Gervai^[69].

What did Richard Stallman discover?

Richard Stallman is credited as discoverer of copyleft^[73].