# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/david-j-eicher
# Generated: 2026-08-12T22:52:21.452Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/david-j-eicher"
name: "David J. Eicher"
slug: "david-j-eicher"
description: "David John Eicher is an American editor, writer, and popularizer of astronomy and space. He was editor-in-chief of Astronomy magazine between 2002 and 2025. He is author, coauthor, or editor of 23 books on science and American history and founded a magazine on astronomical observing, Deep Sky Monthly, when he was a 15-year-old high school student."
tagline: "American editor"
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gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1961-08-07"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  historical:           4.609252
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  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
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platforms:
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    handle:    "deicherstar"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump