# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/kurt-gottfried
# Generated: 2026-08-13T12:34:53.144Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/kurt-gottfried"
name: "Kurt Gottfried"
slug: "kurt-gottfried"
description: "Kurt Gottfried was an Austrian-born American physicist who was professor emeritus of physics at Cornell University. He was known for his work in the areas of quantum mechanics and particle physics and was also a co-founder with Henry Way Kendall of the Union of Concerned Scientists. He wrote extensively in the areas of physics and arms control."
tagline: "American physicist and academic (1929–2022)"
gender: "male"
country:
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  name: "Scientist"
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birthDate: "1929"
deathDate: "2022-08-25"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump