# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/christopher-hansteen
# Generated: 2026-09-07T20:29:20.782Z

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name: "Christopher Hansteen"
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description: "Christopher Hansteen was a Norwegian geophysicist, astronomer and physicist, best known for his mapping of Earth's magnetic field."
tagline: "Norwegian geomagnetist"
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country:
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category:
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birthDate: "1784-09-26"
deathDate: "1873-04-11"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump