# Cyrus Levinthal

> Cyrus Levinthal was an American molecular biologist. He is best known for the eponymous thought experiment Levinthal's paradox, which concerns the folding of protein structure.

*American molecular biologist*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/cyrus-levinthal

## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1922-05-02
- **Died:** 1990-11-04
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 8.3 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.3 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 35.0 / 100

## Sources
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5201119)

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