# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/david-a-huffman
# Generated: 2026-08-13T07:30:01.578Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/david-a-huffman"
name: "David A. Huffman"
slug: "david-a-huffman"
description: "David Albert Huffman was an American pioneer in computer science, known for his Huffman coding. He was also one of the pioneers in the field of mathematical origami."
tagline: "American computer scientist (1925–1999)"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1925-08-09"
deathDate: "1999-10-07"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  momentum:             0
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  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump