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Also known as John Barlow

American poet and essayist (1947–2018)

Key facts

Born
( 1947-10-03 ) October 3, 1947, near Cora, Wyoming , U.S.
Died
February 7, 2018 (2018-02-07) (aged 70), San Francisco , California, U.S.
Occupation
Lyricist essayist
Alma mater
Wesleyan University
Period
1971–95 (lyrics), 1990–2018 (essays)
Subject
Internet (essays)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
John
Family name
Barlow
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Sublette County
Place of death
San Francisco
Occupation
lyricist
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Official website
homes.eff.org/~barlow
Image
John Perry Barlow 2012.jpg
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writing language
English language
Commons category
John Perry Barlow
date of birth
1947-10-03
date of death
2018-02-07
name in native language
John Perry Barlow
cause of death
myocardial infarction
manner of death
natural causes
social media followers
47950
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Encyclopedic overview

John Perry Barlow (October 3, 1947 – February 7, 2018) was an American poet, essayist, cattle rancher, and cyberlibertarian political activist. He was also a lyricist for the Grateful Dead, a founding member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Freedom of the Press Foundation, and an early fellow at Harvard University's Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society.

Early life and education

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