The Life and Work of Richard Stallman

By grahambrown

  • Birth

    Born in 1953 in New York City.

  • Harvard University Graduation

    He received a Bachelor's degree in Physics in 1974.

  • GNU Compiler Collection

    In 1983, Stallman announced the project and began work on the GNU Compiler Collection

  • Free Software Foundation

    In 1985, he founded the Free Software Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the use and development of free software.

  • Work Life

    Stallman went on to join the staff at the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), where he worked until 2019.