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Aaron Swartz
Deceased

How Did Aaron Swartz Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 26
Also known asAaron H. Swartz, Aaron Hillel SwartzGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn08/11/1986Born inChicago, Illinois, USADied11/01/2013 (aged 26)Died inBrooklynCausehanging to deathWikidataQ302817 ↗Buried atShalom Memorial ParkTMDb#1360987 ↗

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.

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Filmography8 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2024The Death of Reddit's CreatorMovieself38
202070 Years of Youth RevoltSeriesSelf (archive footage)34
2015KillswitchMovieSelf29
2014The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron SwartzMovieSelf28
2007Steal This Film IIMovieSelf21
2006Steal This FilmMovieSelf20
2005Aardvark'd: 12 Weeks with GeeksMovieSelf19
1988The Fortunate PilgrimSeriesDan Jacoby2