# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gerald-jerry-fishman
# Generated: 2026-08-13T17:32:42.073Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gerald-jerry-fishman"
name: "Gerald Jerry Fishman"
slug: "gerald-jerry-fishman"
description: "Gerald Jay (Jerry) Fishman is an American research astrophysicist, specializing in gamma-ray astronomy. His research interests also include space and nuclear instrumentation and radiation in space. A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Fishman obtained a B.S. with Honors degree in physics from the University of Missouri in 1965, followed by M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in space science from Rice University in 1968 and 1970, respectively."
tagline: "American astronomer"
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birthDate: "1943-02-10"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump