# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-horton-conway
# Generated: 2026-09-07T19:29:20.032Z

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name: "John Horton Conway"
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description: "John Horton Conway was an English mathematician. He was active in the theory of finite groups, knot theory, number theory, combinatorial game theory and coding theory. He also made contributions to many branches of recreational mathematics, most notably the invention of the cellular automaton called the Game of Life."
tagline: "English mathematician (1937–2020)"
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birthDate: "1937-12-26"
deathDate: "2020-04-11"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
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