# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-gatenby-bolton
# Generated: 2026-08-15T16:34:09.618Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/john-gatenby-bolton"
name: "John Gatenby Bolton"
slug: "john-gatenby-bolton"
description: "John Gatenby Bolton was a British-Australian astronomer who was fundamental to the development of radio astronomy. In particular, Bolton was integral in establishing that discrete radio sources were either galaxies or the remnants of supernovae, rather than stars. He also played a significant role in the discovery of quasars and the centre of the Milky Way. Bolton served as the inaugural director of the Parkes radio telescope in Australia and established the Owens Valley Radio Observatory in California. Bolton's students held directorships at most of the radio observatories in the world and one was a Nobel Prize winner. Bolton is considered a key figure in the development of astronomy in Australia."
tagline: "British-Australian astronomer"
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birthDate: "1922-06-05"
deathDate: "1993-07-06"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump