# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/donald-machholz
# Generated: 2026-08-14T08:30:48.128Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/donald-machholz"
name: "Donald Machholz"
slug: "donald-machholz"
description: "Donald Edward Machholz was an American amateur astronomer who was credited with the discovery of 12 comets that bear his name."
tagline: "American astronomer (1952–2022)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Donald_Machholz.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
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  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1952-10-07"
deathDate: "2022-08-09"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  historical:           11.810512
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "唐納德·梅克赫茲"
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    title: "Donald Machholz"
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    title: "Donald Machholz"
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    title: "Donald Machholz"
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    title: "Donald Machholz"
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    title: "Donald Machholz"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump