# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/j-heinrich-matthaei
# Generated: 2026-08-15T04:50:06.165Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/j-heinrich-matthaei"
name: "J. Heinrich Matthaei"
slug: "j-heinrich-matthaei"
description: "Johannes (Johann) Heinrich Matthaei was a German biochemist. He is best known for his unique contribution to solving the genetic code on 15 May 1961."
tagline: "German biochemist"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nierenberg_matthaei.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "DE"
category:
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profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
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birthDate: "1929-05-04"
deathDate: "2025-07-07"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  country:  null
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    title: "جى هاينريش ماتاى"
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    title: "Heinrich Matthaei"
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    title: "J. Heinrich Matthaei"
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    title: "Heinrich Matthaei"
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    title: "J. Heinrich Matthaei"
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    title: "Йоганнес Генріх Маттеї"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump