When was Richard Stallman born?

Richard Stallman was born on 16 March 1953 in Manhattan.

What positions has Richard Stallman held?

Positions held by Richard Stallman include: president (1985–2019); Chief GNUisance (since 1984); Emacs maintainer.

Where did Richard Stallman study?

Richard Stallman was educated at Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

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Richard Stallman

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

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Richard Matthew Stallman, also known by his initials rms, is an American free software activist and programmer. He campaigns for software to be distributed in such a manner that its users have the freedom to use, study, distribute, and modify that software. Software which ensures these freedoms is termed free software. Stallman launched the GNU Project, founded the Free Software Foundation (FSF) in October 1985, developed the GNU C Compiler and GNU Emacs, and wrote all versions of the GNU General Public License.

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Born: 16 March 1953 wd
Place of birth: Manhattan wd
Citizenship: United States wd
Occupation: programmer, blogger, engineer, inventor, activist, computer scientist wd
Education: Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences wd
Official website: stallman.org wd
Social media: X (Twitter) wd

Positions held wd

president (1985–2019)
Chief GNUisance (since 1984)
Emacs maintainer

Awards wd

MacArthur Fellows Program (1990)
Grace Murray Hopper Award (1990)
EFF Award (1998)
Takeda Awards (2001)
Internet Hall of Fame (2013)
Yuri Rubinsky Memorial Award (1999)
ACM Software System Award (2015)
doctor honoris causa from the Pierre and Marie Curie University (2016)
honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (2003)
honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow (2001)
honorary doctor of the National University of Córdoba
honorary doctor of Royal Institute of Technology (1996)

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When was Richard Stallman born?: Richard Stallman was born on 16 March 1953 in Manhattan.
What positions has Richard Stallman held?: Positions held by Richard Stallman include: president (1985–2019); Chief GNUisance (since 1984); Emacs maintainer.
Where did Richard Stallman study?: Richard Stallman was educated at Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

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