# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/edward-robert-harrison
# Generated: 2026-08-13T07:31:34.911Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/edward-robert-harrison"
name: "Edward Robert Harrison"
slug: "edward-robert-harrison"
description: "Edward R. Harrison \nwas a British astronomer and cosmologist, noted for his work about the increase of fluctuations in the expanding universe, for his explanation of Olbers's paradox, and for his books on cosmology for lay readers. He spent much of his career at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and University of Arizona, both in the United States."
tagline: "British astronomer (1919–2007)"
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birthDate: "1919-01-08"
deathDate: "2007-01-29"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump