# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/arthur-scherbius
# Generated: 2026-08-13T18:39:29.066Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/arthur-scherbius"
name: "Arthur Scherbius"
slug: "arthur-scherbius"
description: "Arthur Scherbius was a German electrical engineer who invented the mechanical cipher Enigma machine. He patented the invention and later sold the machine under the brand name Enigma."
tagline: "German cryptographer (1878–1929)"
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birthDate: "1878-10-20"
deathDate: "1929-05-13"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump