Michael Hart, Who Defined the Landscape of Digital Publishing, Dies at 64 - People - The Chronicle of Higher Education

"What made Mr. Hart a hero to many of us was his pragmatic (even dogmatic) adherence to radical openness, via open standards and free access to literature, championing the philosophy that humanity's historical heritage belonged to, well, humanity itself. That, of course, is the underpinning of the argument for open-access science, humanities, social sciences, and every other field of study, and Mr. Hart's example became a touchstone...."