# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/sidney-altman
# Generated: 2026-08-13T01:40:39.006Z

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birthDate: "1939-05-07"
deathDate: "2022-04-05"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump