Peter Suber

Philosopher and academic in open access

Peter Suber - Philosopher and academic in open access
Born

November 8th, 1951
73 years ago

Category

Thinkers & Philosophers

Country

United States

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An American philosopher and academic specializing in law and philosophy of knowledge. Played a significant role in promoting open access to scholarly publishing and advocating for free access to research literature. Served as a professor at Earlham College and a director of the Open Access Project. Authored the book 'Open Access' which outlines the importance and methodology of accessing academic content freely. Contributed to the development of creative commons licenses, aiding the sharing of knowledge online.

Authored the book 'Open Access'

Advocated for open access to scholarly publishing

Contributed to creative commons licenses

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