# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/paul-sophus-epstein
# Generated: 2026-08-14T11:03:57.924Z

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name: "Paul Sophus Epstein"
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description: "Paul Sophus Epstein was a Russian-American mathematical physicist. He was known for his contributions to fluid dynamics and to the development of quantum mechanics."
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deathDate: "1966-02-08"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump