# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/edward-de-bono
# Generated: 2026-08-14T09:24:47.209Z

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name: "Edward de Bono"
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description: "Edward Charles Francis Publius de Bono was a Maltese physician and commentator. He originated the term lateral thinking, and wrote many books on thinking, including Six Thinking Hats."
tagline: "Maltese physician (1933–2021)"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump