# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bernard-lown
# Generated: 2026-08-13T09:29:42.933Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/bernard-lown"
name: "Bernard Lown"
slug: "bernard-lown"
description: "Bernard Lown was a Lithuanian-American cardiologist and inventor. Lown was the original developer of the direct current defibrillator for cardiac resuscitation, and the cardioverter for correcting rapid disordered heart rhythms. He introduced a new use for the drug lidocaine to control heartbeat disturbances."
tagline: "American cardiologist, developer of the DC defibrillator and the cardioverter (1921-2021)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lown_Peace_Bridge_Dedication_2008_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1921-06-07"
deathDate: "2021-02-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump