Richard Stallman
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Summary
Richard Stallman was born on March 16, 1953[1], in Manhattan[2]. He has worked as a programmer[3], blogger[4], engineer[5], inventor[6], and activist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,354 views/month, #6,250 of 1,000,298).[8]
Key Facts
- Country of citizenship: United States[9]
- Native language: English[10]
- Ethnic group: Jewish people[11]
- Occupation: computer scientist[12]
- Field of work: free software[13]
- Position held: Chief GNUisance[14], Emacs maintainer[15]
- Employer: Free Software Foundation[16]
- Educated at: Harvard University[17], Massachusetts Institute of Technology[18], Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences[19]
- Notable work: GNU[20], GNU Emacs[21], Free Software Song[22], GNU General Public License[23], GNU Compiler Collection[24], GNU Debugger[25], The Right to Read[26], Jinnetic Engineering[27], Made for You[28], GNU Manifesto[29], Emacs[30]
- Award received: MacArthur Fellows Program[31], Grace Murray Hopper Award[32], EFF Award[33], Takeda Awards[34], Internet Hall of Fame[35], Yuri Rubinsky Memorial Award[36], ACM Software System Award[37], doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University[38], honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel[39], honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow[40], honorary doctor of the National University of Córdoba[41], honorary doctor of Royal Institute of Technology[42]
- Member of: Free Software Foundation[43], GNU Project[44], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[45], National Academy of Engineering[46]
- Religion or worldview: atheism[47]
- Sex or gender: male[48]
- Movement: free software movement[49], alter-globalization[50]
- Commons category: Richard Stallman[51]
- Academic degree: Doctor of Sciences[52]
- Residence: Boston[53]
- Website account on: GNU Savannah[54]
- Family name: Stallman[55]
- Given name: Richard[56], Matthew[57]
- Pseudonym: rms[58], Saint IGNUcius[59]
- Official website: https://stallman.org/[60]
- Topic's main category: Category:Richard Stallman[61]
- Commons gallery: Richard Stallman[62]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Richard Stallman include check-dfsg-status[63].
Why It Matters
Richard Stallman has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] He is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]
He has been cited as an influence by Péter Gervai[66], a network engineer[67], b. 1972[68], of Hungary[69].
He is credited with the discovery of copyleft[70], a practice[71]. Works attributed to him include GNU General Public License[72], a copyleft free software license[73], written by Free Software Foundation[74]; The Free Software Definition[75], an article[76]; GNU Manifesto[77], a manifesto[78]; Free Software, Free Society[79], a written work[80]; and The Right to Read[81], a literary work[82]. Entities named for him include check-dfsg-status[63].
FAQs
Where was Richard Stallman born?
Richard Stallman was born in Manhattan[2].
What did Richard Stallman do for work?
Richard Stallman worked as a programmer[3], blogger[4], engineer[5], inventor[6], and activist[7].
Where did Richard Stallman go to school?
Richard Stallman was educated at Harvard University[17], Massachusetts Institute of Technology[18], and Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences[19].
What awards did Richard Stallman receive?
Honors received include MacArthur Fellows Program[31], Grace Murray Hopper Award[32], EFF Award[33], and Takeda Awards[34].
Who did Richard Stallman influence?
Richard Stallman has been cited as an influence by Péter Gervai[66].
What did Richard Stallman discover?
Richard Stallman is credited as discoverer of copyleft[70].