Celebrating the life of

Aaron Swartz

08 Nov 1986 - 11 Jan 2013

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Aaron Schwartz was an American computer programmer, political organizer, Internet Hacktivist, and writer who passed away tragically at the age of 26. He was a child prodigy and genius involved in the organization Creative Commons. Born 1986, he won an "ArsDigita Prize," at age 13, in 1999, an award given to young people who create "useful, educational, and collaborative" noncommercial websites. ... more

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Kathy Montilla Born 1986 in Chicago, Illinois

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Kathy Montilla Became a member of the working group that authored the "RSS 1.0" web syndication specification at age 14

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Kathy Montilla He was taken into custody by the MIT police on state breaking-and-entering charges

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Kathy Montilla In 2009, he helped launch the "Progressive Change Campaign Committee," to learn more about effective online activism

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Kathy Montilla Attended Stanford University where he started the software company "Infogami"

Aaron Swartz was found unresponsive and tragically passed away in his Brooklyn apartment on the evening of January 11, 2013

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Kathy Montilla Attended North Shore Country Day School

A tribute to Aaron Swartz

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Kathy Montilla Aaron Swartz mural by Brooklyn graffiti artist BAMN

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Kathy Montilla And he said

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Kathy Montilla Supported the campaign to prevent passage of the "Stop Online Piracy Act" (SOPA)

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Kathy Montilla Won an "ArsDigita Prize," at age 13

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Kathy Montilla Around 2006, Swartz acquired the Library of Congress's complete bibliographic dataset

Swartz shares his views on "Start-up Bootcamp" held at Kresge Auditorium, MIT

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Kathy Montilla Enrolled in courses at a Chicago area college after he left high school in the 10th grade

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Kathy Montilla His girlfriend Taren Stinebrickner-Kauffman, is the founder and executive director of corporate watchdog "SumOfUs"

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Kathy Montilla He was involved in the organization "Creative Commons"

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Kathy Montilla He became a researcher at Harvard University's "Safra Research Lab" on Institutional Corruption

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Kathy Montilla He became a partner in the social news site, "Reddit," after its merger with his company, "Infogami"

Swartz in an interview with RT news

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Genius

James Stuart23 Aug 2014