# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bengt-westerlund
# Generated: 2026-08-13T09:55:39.624Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/bengt-westerlund"
name: "Bengt Westerlund"
slug: "bengt-westerlund"
description: "Bengt Elis Westerlund was a Swedish astronomer who specialised in observational astronomy."
tagline: "Swedish astronomer (1921–2008)"
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category:
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birthDate: "1921-01-17"
deathDate: "2008-06-04"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump