# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/cyril-ponnamperuma
# Generated: 2026-08-14T16:37:53.050Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/cyril-ponnamperuma"
name: "Cyril Ponnamperuma"
slug: "cyril-ponnamperuma"
description: "Dr. Cyril Andrew Ponnamperuma was a Sri Lankan scientist in the fields of chemical evolution and the origin of life."
tagline: "Sri Lankan scientist (1923–1994)"
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birthDate: "1923-10-16"
deathDate: "1994-12-20"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump