Richard Stallman - Honors and Awards

Honors and Awards

Stallman has received the following recognition for his work:

  • 1986: Honorary lifetime membership of the Chalmers University of Technology Computer Society
  • 1990: Exceptional merit award MacArthur Fellowship ("genius grant")
  • 1990: The Association for Computing Machinery's Grace Murray Hopper Award "For pioneering work in the development of the extensible editor EMACS (Editing Macros)."
  • 1996: Honorary doctorate from Sweden's Royal Institute of Technology
  • 1998: Electronic Frontier Foundation's Pioneer award
  • 1999: Yuri Rubinsky Memorial Award
  • 2001: The Takeda Techno-Entrepreneurship Award for Social/Economic Well-Being (武田研究奨励賞)
  • 2001: Honorary doctorate, from the University of Glasgow
  • 2002: United States National Academy of Engineering membership
  • 2003: Honorary doctorate, from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel
  • 2004: Honorary doctorate, from the Universidad Nacional de Salta.
  • 2004: Honorary professorship, from the Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería del Perú.
  • 2007: Honorary professorship, from the Universidad Inca Garcilaso de la Vega.
  • 2007: First Premio Internacional Extremadura al Conocimiento Libre
  • 2007: Honorary doctorate, from the Universidad de Los Angeles de Chimbote.
  • 2007: Honorary doctorate, from the University of Pavia
  • 2008: Honorary doctorate from the Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, in Peru
  • 2009: Honorary doctorate, from Lakehead University
  • 2011: Honorary doctorate, from National University of Córdoba.
  • 2012: Honorary professorship, from the Universidad César Vallejo de Trujillo, in Peru
  • 2012: Honorary doctorate, from the Universidad Latinoamericana Cima de Tacna, in Peru
  • 2012: Honorary doctorate, from the Universidad José Faustino Sanchez Carrió, in Peru.

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