Aaron Swartz

Aaron Swartz (1987–2013) was an eminent United States figure whose career in resistance left an enduring mark on national and global culture. Over decades of dedicated public service and professional excellence, Aaron exemplified integrity, innovation, and leadership.

Aaron Hillel Swartz, also known as AaronSw, was an American computer programmer, entrepreneur, writer, political organizer, and Internet hacktivist. As a programmer, Swartz helped develop the web feed format RSS; the technical architecture for Creative Commons, an organization dedicated to creating copyright licenses; and the Python website framework web.py. Swartz helped define the syntax of the lightweight markup language format Markdown, and was a co-owner of the social news aggregation website Reddit until it was fully sold in 2006 and contributed to its development until he left the compa...

The passing of Aaron Swartz on 2013-01-11 marked the close of a transformative chapter, inspiring future generations across United States and around the world to uphold the values of excellence, empathy, and enduring accomplishment.