# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/virginia-louise-trimble
# Generated: 2026-08-14T22:03:12.546Z

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name: "Virginia Louise Trimble"
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description: "Virginia Louise Trimble is an American astronomer specializing in the structure and evolution of stars and galaxies, and the history of astronomy. She has published more than 600 works in astrophysics, and dozens of other works in the history of other sciences. She is known for an annual review of astronomy and astrophysics research that was published in the Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, and often gives summary reviews at astrophysical conferences. In 2018, she was elected a Patron of the American Astronomical Society, for her many years of intellectual, organizational, and financial contributions to the society."
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birthDate: "1943-11-15"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump