# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/alexander-abian
# Generated: 2026-08-13T13:36:49.375Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/alexander-abian"
name: "Alexander Abian"
slug: "alexander-abian"
description: "Alexander (Smbat) Abian was an Iranian-born Armenian-American mathematician who taught for over 25 years at Iowa State University and became notable for his frequent posts to various Usenet newsgroups, and his advocacy for the destruction of the Moon."
tagline: "Iranian-born American mathematician"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1923-01-01"
deathDate: "1999-07-24"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
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  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
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    title: "Alexander Abian"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump