# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jacob-m-appel
# Generated: 2026-08-13T19:49:40.568Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/jacob-m-appel"
name: "Jacob M. Appel"
slug: "jacob-m-appel"
description: "Jacob M. Appel is an American polymath, author, bioethicist, medical doctor, lawyer, and social critic. He is best known for his short stories, his work as a playwright, and his writing in the fields of reproductive ethics, organ donation, neuroethics, and euthanasia. He is also an authority on the health of United States Presidents."
tagline: "American author, bioethicist, physician, lawyer and social critic (born 1973)"
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birthDate: "1973-02-21"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump