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 (2,884 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].

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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^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1636^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31]; Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[19], a university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1861^[34], headquartered in Cambridge^[35]; and Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences^[20], an academic institution^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1847^[38]. Richard Stallman earned the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences^[39].

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^[40], founded in 1983^[41]; 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^[42].

Recognition

Awards received include MacArthur Fellows Program^[27], a science award^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1981^[45]; Grace Murray Hopper Award^[46], an award^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1971^[49]; EFF Award^[50], a science award^[51], founded in 1992^[52]; Takeda Awards^[53], an award^[54], founded in 2001^[55]; Internet Hall of Fame^[56], a hall of fame^[57], in United States^[58], founded in 2012^[59]; and Yuri Rubinsky Memorial Award^[60], an award^[61].

Personal Life

Richard Stallman's religion is recorded as atheism^[62].

Why It Matters

Richard Stallman ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,884 views/month, #6,250 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[63] He is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[64]

He has been cited as an influence by Péter Gervai^[65], a network engineer^[66], b. 1972^[67], of Hungary^[68].

He is credited with the discovery of copyleft^[69], a practice^[70]. Works attributed to him include GNU General Public License^[71], a copyleft free software license^[72], written by Q48413^[73]; The Free Software Definition^[74], an article^[75]; GNU Manifesto^[76], a manifesto^[77]; Free Software, Free Society^[78], a written work^[79]; and The Right to Read^[80], a literary work^[81]. Entities named for him include check-dfsg-status^[42].

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^[46], EFF Award^[50], and Takeda Awards^[53].

Who did Richard Stallman influence?

Richard Stallman has been cited as an influence by Péter Gervai^[65].

What did Richard Stallman discover?

Richard Stallman is credited as discoverer of copyleft^[69].