# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/teresa-lago
# Generated: 2026-08-31T21:50:44.669Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/teresa-lago"
name: "Teresa Lago"
slug: "teresa-lago"
description: "Maria Teresa Vaz Torrão Lago is a Portuguese astronomer. She founded the Centre for Astrophysics of the University of Porto and created the first astronomy degree program in Portugal. Lago was the General Secretary of the International Astronomical Union between 2018 and 2021. Her research focuses on the evolution of young stars and she is active in the promotion of astronomy and scientific culture to the public."
tagline: "Portuguese astrophysicist"
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birthDate: "1947-01-18"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  profileCompleteness:  70
  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