# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/edith-quimby
# Generated: 2026-08-13T13:50:37.624Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/edith-quimby"
name: "Edith Quimby"
slug: "edith-quimby"
description: "Edith Smaw Quimby was an American medical researcher and physicist, best known as one of the founders of nuclear medicine. Her work involved developing diagnostic and therapeutic applications of X-rays. One of her main concerns was protecting both those handling the radioactive material and making sure that those being treated were given the lowest dose necessary."
tagline: "American medical researcher"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Edith_H._Quimby%2C_professor_of_radiology.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Scientists"
  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1891-07-10"
deathDate: "1982-10-11"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           41.77
  momentum:             15
  historical:           7.872210666666666
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "אדית הינקלי קווימבי"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "إديث كيمبي"
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    title: "Edith Quimby"
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    title: "Edith Quimby"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Quimby"
    title: "Edith Quimby"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Quimby"
    title: "Edith Quimby"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Quimby"
    title: "Edith Quimby"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Quimby"
    title: "Edith Quimby"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Quimby"
    title: "Edith Quimby"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump