# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/elihu-katz
# Generated: 2026-08-13T20:46:38.195Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/elihu-katz"
name: "Elihu Katz"
slug: "elihu-katz"
description: "Elihu Katz was an American-Israeli sociologist and communication scientist whose expertise was uses and gratifications theory. He authored over 20 books and 175 articles and book chapters during his lifetime and is acknowledged as one of \"the founding fathers of regular television broadcasts in Israel.\""
tagline: "American and Israeli sociologist (1926–2021)"
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country:
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birthDate: "1926-05-21"
deathDate: "2021-12-31"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump