# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/robert-jay-lifton
# Generated: 2026-08-13T12:23:59.717Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/robert-jay-lifton"
name: "Robert Jay Lifton"
slug: "robert-jay-lifton"
description: "Robert Jay Lifton was an American psychiatrist and author, chiefly known for his studies of the psychological causes and effects of wars and political violence, and for his theory of thought reform. He was an early proponent of the techniques of psychohistory."
tagline: "American psychiatrist and author (1926–2025)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/2000_03_17_Robert_Jay_Lifton.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1926-05-16"
deathDate: "2025-09-04"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump