# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/andreas-rett
# Generated: 2026-08-12T16:42:02.785Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/andreas-rett"
name: "Andreas Rett"
slug: "andreas-rett"
description: "Andreas Rett was an Austrian neurologist and author. He is famous for his research on neurodevelopmental disorders, particularly for his description of Rett syndrome, which was named after him, and for pioneering treatment based on the belief that disabled children also have a right to fulfillment of their physical, emotional, and psychological needs. He received many awards, including the Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria."
tagline: "Austrian writer (1924–1997)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/AndreasRett_WienerVorles_crop.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Austria"
  isoCode: "AT"
birthDate: "1924-01-02"
deathDate: "2024-04-25"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           44.22
  momentum:             0.9701492537313433
  historical:           8.754501333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     54.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Ретт, Андреас"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%88_%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AA"
    title: "اندرو ريت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Rett_Wiener"
    title: "Andreas Rett Wiener"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Rett"
    title: "Andreas Rett"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Rett"
    title: "Andreas Rett"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Rett_Wiener"
    title: "Andreas Rett Wiener"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Rett"
    title: "Andreas Rett"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Rett"
    title: "Andreas Rett"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Rett"
    title: "Andreas Rett"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Rett"
    title: "Andreas Rett"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78748"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump