# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/george-b-field
# Generated: 2026-08-13T14:59:48.641Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/george-b-field"
name: "George B. Field"
slug: "george-b-field"
description: "George B. Field was an American astrophysicist, Harvard University professor and founder director of the Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. The Wouthuysen–Field coupling, a theoretical model used to study the phase transitions of the early universe, is named after him."
tagline: "American astronomer"
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gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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birthDate: "1929-10-25"
deathDate: "2024-07-31"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump