# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/kurt-otto-friedrichs
# Generated: 2026-08-14T12:59:35.630Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/kurt-otto-friedrichs"
name: "Kurt Otto Friedrichs"
slug: "kurt-otto-friedrichs"
description: "Kurt Otto Friedrichs was a German-American mathematician. He was the co-founder of the Courant Institute at New York University, and a recipient of the National Medal of Science."
tagline: "German-American mathematician (1901–1982)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "DE"
category:
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birthDate: "1901-09-28"
deathDate: "1982-12-31"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump