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Aaron Swartz

Award received: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q31323&amp;oldid=2491906536" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">EFF Award · dated 2013
Notable work: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q1136&amp;oldid=2564989778" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reddit
Education: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q41506&amp;oldid=2564887095" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stanford University
Award received: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q16987872&amp;oldid=2485025724" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">James Madison Award · dated 2013
Notable work: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q1201876&amp;oldid=2564804554" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Open Library
Education: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q7056675&amp;oldid=2428039543" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">North Shore Country Day School

Wikidata describes Aaron Swartz as American computer programmer and internet-political activist (1986–2013).

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