# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/viktor-kaplan
# Generated: 2026-09-07T18:54:23.751Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/viktor-kaplan"
name: "Viktor Kaplan"
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description: "Viktor Kaplan was an Austrian engineer and the inventor of the Kaplan turbine."
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birthDate: "1876-11-27"
deathDate: "1934-08-23"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump