# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/lisa-matisoo-smith
# Generated: 2026-08-31T18:42:40.766Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/lisa-matisoo-smith"
name: "Lisa Matisoo-Smith"
slug: "lisa-matisoo-smith"
description: "Lisa Matisoo-Smith is a molecular anthropologist and Professor at the University of Otago. As at 2018, she is Head of the Department of Anatomy."
tagline: "New Zealand biological anthropologist"
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birthDate: "1963"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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  country:  null
  category: null
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    handle:    "matisoosmith"
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    url:       "http://www.otago.ac.nz/genetics/staff/members/otago043463.html"
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    title: "ليزا ماتيسو سميث"
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    title: "Lisa Matisoo-Smith"
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  - url: "https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Anne_Matisoo-Smith"
    title: "Elizabeth Anne Matisoo-Smith"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump