Aaron Swartz

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computer programmer human internet activist political activist writer

Aaron Swartz was an American programmer, writer, and internet activist known for his pioneering work on RSS, Creative Commons, Reddit, and his influential advocacy for open access and digital rights.

Aliases (3)

Aaron Hillel Swartz ×1
Aaron Swartz (posthumous recognition context) ×1
Swartz ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	computer programmer → human → internet activist → political activist → writer →
advocatedFor	civil liberties online → freedom of information → open access to scholarly research →
blogTitle	Raw Thought →
burialPlace	Shalom Memorial Park, Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States →
causeOfDeath	suicide →
coAuthorOf	RSS 1.0 specification →
coFounderOf	Demand Progress → Open Library →
contributedTo	Creative Commons →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1986-11-08 →
dateOfDeath	2013-01-11 →
educatedAt	North Shore Country Day School → Stanford University →
employer	Condé Nast Publications → Reddit →
familyName	Swartz →
fieldOfWork	computer science → digital rights → internet freedom → open access →
fullName	Aaron Hillel Swartz →
givenName	Aaron →
hasInfluenced	digital rights activism → open access movement →
knownFor	advocacy for open access to information → early work on Reddit → involvement with Creative Commons → opposition to SOPA and PIPA legislation → pioneering work on RSS →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	W3C RDF Core Working Group →
notableIdea	Guerrilla Open Access →
notableWork	Demand Progress organization → Markdown documentation and advocacy → Open Library project → RSS 1.0 specification → web.py →
occupation	internet activist → political organizer → programmer → writer →
placeOfBirth	Chicago, Illinois, United States →
placeOfDeath	New York City, New York, United States →
subjectOf	The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz →
website	http://www.aaronsw.com/ →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Award for the Advancement of Free Software → EFF Pioneer Award ("Aaron Swartz (posthumous recognition context)") →	notableRecipient
Aaron Swartz ("Swartz") →	familyName
Open Library →	foundedBy
Reddit →	founder
Aaron Swartz ("Aaron Hillel Swartz") →	fullName