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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