# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/francisco-varela
# Generated: 2026-08-14T18:59:15.533Z

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name: "Francisco Varela"
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description: "Francisco Javier Varela García was a Chilean biologist, philosopher, cybernetician, and neuroscientist who, together with his mentor Humberto Maturana, is best known for introducing the concept of autopoiesis to biology, and for co-founding the Mind and Life Institute to promote dialog between science and Buddhism."
tagline: "Chilean biologist (1946-2001)"
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birthDate: "1946-09-07"
deathDate: "2001-05-28"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump