# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/pekka-pyykko
# Generated: 2026-08-13T22:07:37.723Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/pekka-pyykko"
name: "Pekka Pyykkö"
slug: "pekka-pyykko"
description: "Veli Pekka Pyykkö is a Finnish academic. He was professor of Chemistry at the University of Helsinki. From 2009–2012, he was the chairman of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science. He is known for his extension to the periodic table of elements, known as the Pyykkö model."
tagline: "Finnish professor of Chemistry at the University of Helsinki"
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birthDate: "1941-10-12"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  profileCompleteness:  60
  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