# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/seth-shostak
# Generated: 2026-08-13T12:30:53.413Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/seth-shostak"
name: "Seth Shostak"
slug: "seth-shostak"
description: "Seth Shostak is an American astronomer and author, and is currently the senior astronomer for the SETI Institute."
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birthDate: "1943-07-20"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump