# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/alexander-vyssotsky
# Generated: 2026-08-14T18:13:39.836Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/alexander-vyssotsky"
name: "Alexander Vyssotsky"
slug: "alexander-vyssotsky"
description: "Alexander Nikolayevich Vyssotsky was a Russian-American astronomer. Born in Moscow, in 1923 he moved to the United States, where he eventually became professor at the University of Virginia and vice-president of the American Astronomical Society."
tagline: "Astronomer (1888–1973)"
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birthDate: "1888-05-23"
deathDate: "1973-12-31"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump