# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/fred-espenak
# Generated: 2026-08-13T16:03:16.395Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/fred-espenak"
name: "Fred Espenak"
slug: "fred-espenak"
description: "Fred Espenak Jr. was an American astrophysicist. He worked at the Goddard Space Flight Center and published extensively on eclipse predictions."
tagline: "Astrophysicist from United States"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Espenak.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1952-01-19"
deathDate: "2025-06-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             22.14814814814815
  historical:           11.833336
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm1999180"
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    url:       "http://www.mreclipse.com/"
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    title: "Fred Espenak"
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    title: "Fred Espenak"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Fred Espenak"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Fred Espenak"
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    title: "Эспенак, Фред"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump