# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jan-czochralski
# Generated: 2026-08-14T12:45:59.713Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/jan-czochralski"
name: "Jan Czochralski"
slug: "jan-czochralski"
description: "Jan Czochralski was a Polish chemist who invented the Czochralski method, which is used for growing single crystals and in the production of semiconductor wafers. It is still used in over 90 percent of all electronics in the world that use semiconductors. He is the most cited Polish scholar."
tagline: "Polish chemist and engineer (1885–1953)"
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birthDate: "1885-10-23"
deathDate: "1953-04-22"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump