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Full Name Lester Lawrence Lessig III Alma mater Wharton School, University of PennsylvaniaTrinity College, CambridgeYale Law School Occupation PoliticianAcademicPolitical ActivistAttorney (Illinois Bar) Employer University of Chicago Law SchoolStanford Law SchoolHarvard Law School Known for Founder, Creative CommonsFounder, RootstrikersFounder, Stanford Center for Internet and Society Title Director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard UniversityProfessor of Law at Harvard Law School Spouse Bettina Neuefeind (m. 1999) Children Willem Lessig, Tess Lessig, Teo Lessig Parents Lester L. “Jack” Lessig, Patricia Lessig Books Free Culture: How Big, Republic - Lost, Code and Other Laws of Cybers, Remix, Code: Version 20 Similar People Aaron Swartz, James Boyle, Hal Abelson, Joe Trippi, Girl Talk Profiles | ||
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Lester Lawrence "Larry" Lessig III (born June 3, 1961) is an American academic, attorney, and political activist. He is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and the former director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University. Lessig was a candidate for the Democratic Party's nomination for President of the United States in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, but withdrew before the primaries.