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Aaron Swartz

@aaronswartz

American computer programmer and internet-political activist (1986–2013)

Building Reddit Inc. as Founder · United States

Key facts

Lived
1986–2013
Educated at
Stanford University · North Shore Country Day School

About

Aaron Swartz (1986–2013) was a programmer and writer. They were born in Highland Park. They studied at Stanford University.

In context

Reddit Inc. was founded in 2005 and has no closure on record. Among the 8 other dot-com company companies founded in the 2000s we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 11 years.

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