# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/joachim-sauer
# Generated: 2026-09-02T05:11:36.543Z

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name: "Joachim Sauer"
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description: "Joachim Sauer ForMemRS is a German quantum chemist and professor emeritus of physical and theoretical chemistry at the Humboldt University of Berlin. He is the husband of the former chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel. He is one of the seven members of the board of trustees of the Friede Springer Foundation, formerly together with since deceased former German president Horst Köhler and others."
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birthDate: "1949-04-19"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump