# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/roger-blandford
# Generated: 2026-08-14T13:39:08.250Z

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name: "Roger Blandford"
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description: "Roger David Blandford is a British theoretical astrophysicist, best known for his work on black holes."
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump