# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/xavier-barcons
# Generated: 2026-08-13T09:41:30.693Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/xavier-barcons"
name: "Xavier Barcons"
slug: "xavier-barcons"
description: "Xavier Barcons Jáuregui is a Spanish physicist and astronomer appointed as ESO director general from 1 September 2017."
tagline: "Spanish astronomer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Xavier_Barcons.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "ES"
category:
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profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
  slug: "scientist"
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birthDate: "1959"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump