# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/margherita-hack
# Generated: 2026-09-07T19:14:02.428Z

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name: "Margherita Hack"
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description: "Margherita Hack was an Italian astrophysicist and science communicator. The asteroid 8558 Hack, discovered in 1995, was named in her honour."
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birthDate: "1922-06-12"
deathDate: "2013-06-29"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump