# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/johann-philipp-reis
# Generated: 2026-08-14T20:53:17.761Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/johann-philipp-reis"
name: "Johann Philipp Reis"
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description: "Johann Philipp Reis was a self-taught German scientist and inventor. In 1861, he constructed the first make-and-break telephone, today called the Reis telephone. It was the first device to transmit a voice via electronic signals, and is regarded by some as the first telephone. Reis also coined the term telephone."
tagline: "German scientist and inventor (1834–1874)"
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birthDate: "1834-01-07"
deathDate: "1874-01-14"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump