# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/avi-loeb
# Generated: 2026-08-31T15:46:04.959Z

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name: "Avi Loeb"
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description: "Abraham \"Avi\" Loeb is an Israeli-American theoretical physicist who works on astrophysics and cosmology. Loeb is the Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University. He chaired the Department of Astronomy from 2011 to 2020, and founded the Black Hole Initiative in 2016."
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birthDate: "1962-02-26"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
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