# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/catherine-cesarsky
# Generated: 2026-08-14T10:57:46.522Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/catherine-cesarsky"
name: "Catherine Cesarsky"
slug: "catherine-cesarsky"
description: "Catherine Jeanne Cesarsky is an Argentine and French astronomer, known for her research activities in astrophysics and for her leadership in astronomy and atomic energy. She is the current chairperson of the Square Kilometre Array's governing body, SKAO Council. She was the first female president of the International Astronomical Union (2006-2009) and the first female director general of the European Southern Observatory (1999-2007)."
tagline: "French astronomer"
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gender: "female"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1943-02-24"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  profileCompleteness:  70
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump