# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/alice-leigh-smith
# Generated: 2026-08-14T03:23:16.419Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/alice-leigh-smith"
name: "Alice Leigh-Smith"
slug: "alice-leigh-smith"
description: "Alice Leigh-Smith, was a Croatian born nuclear physicist. She is best known for being the first woman in British history to receive a PhD in nuclear physics. Additionally, she is remembered for her pioneering research in cancer and for her attempts in the discovery of an elusive element, Element 85."
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gender: "female"
country:
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  isoCode: "GB"
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birthDate: "1907-09-11"
deathDate: "1987"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  profileCompleteness:  55
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  country:  null
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  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Leigh-Smith"
    title: "Alice Leigh-Smith"
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  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Leigh-Smith"
    title: "Alice Leigh-Smith"
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  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Leigh-Smith"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump