# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ian-hacking
# Generated: 2026-09-07T16:44:27.688Z

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name: "Ian Hacking"
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description: "Ian MacDougall Hacking was a Canadian philosopher specializing in the philosophy of science. Throughout his career, he won numerous awards, such as the Killam Prize for the Humanities and the Balzan Prize, and was a member of many prestigious groups, including the Order of Canada, the Royal Society of Canada and the British Academy."
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birthDate: "1936-02-18"
deathDate: "2023-05-10"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump