Musician Dictionary

Richard Stallman

American software freedom activist, short story writer and computer programmer, founder of the GNU project

DescriptionAmerican software freedom activist, short story writer and computer programmer, founder of the GNU project
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Born1953-03-16
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BirthplaceNew York Manhattan
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AreaUnited States
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CountryUS
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CitizenshipUnited States
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Occupationinventor blogger programmer engineer activist computer scientist
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Member ofAmerican Academy of Arts and Sciences National Academy of Engineering Free Software Foundation GNU Project
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AwardsMacArthur Fellows Program Internet Hall of Fame Grace Murray Hopper Award honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel ACM Software System Award EFF Award doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University Yuri Rubinsky Memorial Award Takeda Awards honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow honorary doctor of the National University of Córdoba honorary doctor of Royal Institute of Technology
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Also known as

RMS Richard Matthew Stallman Saint IGNUcius

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Identifiers

mbid: ac8f8420-bec4-4e20-bcd2-bbeb9296b31e · wikidata: Q7439 · isni: 0000000140412147 · discogs: 399127, 4203833

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