# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/walter-feit
# Generated: 2026-08-12T18:17:31.580Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/walter-feit"
name: "Walter Feit"
slug: "walter-feit"
description: "Walter Feit was an Austrian-born American mathematician who worked in finite group theory and representation theory. His contributions provided elementary infrastructure used in algebra, geometry, topology, number theory, and logic. His work helped the development and utilization of sectors like cryptography, chemistry, and physics."
tagline: "Austrian-American mathematician (1930-2004)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Walter_Feit.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1930-10-26"
deathDate: "2004-07-29"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump