# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/yrjo-vaisala
# Generated: 2026-08-13T15:38:00.187Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/yrjo-vaisala"
name: "Yrjö Väisälä"
slug: "yrjo-vaisala"
description: "Yrjö Väisälä was a Finnish astronomer and physicist."
tagline: "Finnish astronomer and physicist"
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gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
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  slug: "scientist"
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birthDate: "1891-09-06"
deathDate: "1971-07-21"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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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