# Raymond Laflamme

> Raymond Julien Joseph Laflamme, was a Canadian theoretical physicist who was the founder and, until June 2017, the director of the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo. He was also a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Waterloo and an associate faculty member at Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. Laflamme was a Canada Research Chair in Quantum Information. In December 2017, he was named as one of the appointees to the Order of Canada.

*Canadian theoretical physicist (1960–2025)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/raymond-laflamme

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** Canada
- **Born:** 1960-07-19
- **Died:** 2025-06-19
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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## Platforms
- **WEBSITE**: https://laflamme.iqc.uwaterloo.ca/

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