# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/iosif-shklovsky
# Generated: 2026-08-14T07:10:47.899Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/iosif-shklovsky"
name: "Iosif Shklovsky"
slug: "iosif-shklovsky"
description: "Iosif Samuilovich Shklovsky was a Soviet astronomer and astrophysicist. He is remembered for his work in theoretical astrophysics and other topics, as well as for his 1962 book on extraterrestrial life, the revised and expanded version of which was co-authored by American astronomer Carl Sagan in 1966 as Intelligent Life in the Universe."
tagline: "Soviet astronomer (1916–1985)"
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birthDate: "1916-06-18"
deathDate: "1985-03-03"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump