# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/j-richard-gott
# Generated: 2026-08-14T10:58:58.621Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/j-richard-gott"
name: "J. Richard Gott"
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description: "John Richard Gott III is an American astrophysicist. He is professor of astrophysical sciences at Princeton University. He is known for his work on time travel and the Doomsday argument."
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birthDate: "1947-02-08"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump