# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bernard-courtois
# Generated: 2026-08-13T23:34:42.324Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/bernard-courtois"
name: "Bernard Courtois"
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description: "Bernard Courtois, also spelled Barnard Courtois, was a French chemist credited with first isolating iodine, making early photography possible."
tagline: "Chemist (1777-1838)"
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country:
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birthDate: "1777-02-08"
deathDate: "1838-09-27"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump