# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-goodricke
# Generated: 2026-08-13T16:38:56.599Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/john-goodricke"
name: "John Goodricke"
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description: "John Goodricke FRS was an English amateur astronomer. He is best known for his observations of the variable star Algol in 1782."
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image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Goodricke_John.jpg?width=1200"
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birthDate: "1764-09-17"
deathDate: "1786-04-20"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump