# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/walter-sydney-adams
# Generated: 2026-08-14T18:01:33.313Z

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name: "Walter Sydney Adams"
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description: "Walter Sydney Adams was an American astronomer. He is renowned for his pioneering work in spectroscopy."
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gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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birthDate: "1876-12-20"
deathDate: "1956-05-11"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump