# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jan-zaanen
# Generated: 2026-08-13T23:36:08.240Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/jan-zaanen"
name: "Jan Zaanen"
slug: "jan-zaanen"
description: "Jan Zaanen was a Dutch professor of theoretical physics at Leiden University. He is best known for his contributions to the understanding of the quantum physics of the electrons in strongly correlated material, and in particular high temperature superconductivity. Zaanen's areas of interest were in the search for novel forms of collective quantum phenomena realized in systems built from mundane constituents like electrons, spins, and atoms."
tagline: "Dutch physicist (1957-2024)"
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birthDate: "1957-04-17"
deathDate: "2024-01-18"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump