# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/cyril-v-jackson
# Generated: 2026-08-14T02:03:49.580Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/cyril-v-jackson"
name: "Cyril V. Jackson"
slug: "cyril-v-jackson"
description: "Cyril V. Jackson was a South African astronomer, known for discovering 72 asteroids and a number of comets."
tagline: "Astronomer (1903-1988)"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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birthDate: "1903-12-05"
deathDate: "1988"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
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  country:  240
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump