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Daniel Lewin

Israeli-American entrepreneur and 9/11 victim

Life: 1970 – 2001
Born: May 14, 1970
Died: September 11, 2001
Nationality: United States, Israel

Daniel "Danny" Mark Lewin was an American-Israeli mathematician and entrepreneur who co-founded Akamai Technologies. He was a passenger on board American Airlines Flight 11, and it is believed that he was stabbed to death by Satam al-Suqami, one of the hijackers of that flight, making him the first victim of the September 11 attacks.