# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/roger-james-elliott
# Generated: 2026-08-14T10:34:01.364Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/roger-james-elliott"
name: "Roger James Elliott"
slug: "roger-james-elliott"
description: "Sir Roger James Elliott was a British theoretical physicist specialising in the magnetic, semiconductor, and optical properties of condensed matter. He was awarded the Maxwell Medal and Prize, the Guthrie Medal and Prize, and was elected a fellow of the Royal Society. He was awarded honorary Doctor of Science degrees by the universities of Paris, Bath, and Essex."
tagline: "British theoretical physicist (1928–2018)"
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gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
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profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
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birthDate: "1928-12-08"
deathDate: "2018-04-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump