# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi
# Generated: 2026-08-15T15:37:11.836Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/mihaly-csikszentmihalyi"
name: "Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi"
slug: "mihaly-csikszentmihalyi"
description: "Mihaly Robert Csikszentmihalyi was a Hungarian-American psychologist. He recognized and named the psychological concept of \"flow\", a highly focused mental state conducive to creativity. He was the Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Management at Claremont Graduate University. Earlier, he served as the head of the department of psychology at the University of Chicago and of the department of sociology and anthropology at Lake Forest College."
tagline: "Hungarian-American psychologist (1934–2021)"
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birthDate: "1934-09-29"
deathDate: "2021-10-20"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump