# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/markus-fierz
# Generated: 2026-09-07T20:03:52.500Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/markus-fierz"
name: "Markus Fierz"
slug: "markus-fierz"
description: "Markus Eduard Fierz was a Swiss physicist, particularly remembered for his formulation of spin–statistics theorem, and for his contributions to the development of quantum theory, particle physics, and statistical mechanics. He was awarded the Max Planck Medal in 1979 and the Albert Einstein Medal in 1989 for all his work."
tagline: "Swiss physicist (1912-2006)"
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country:
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birthDate: "1912-06-20"
deathDate: "2006-06-20"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump