# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gustave-adolphe-hirn
# Generated: 2026-08-14T20:53:12.199Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gustave-adolphe-hirn"
name: "Gustave-Adolphe Hirn"
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description: "Gustave-Adolphe Hirn was a French physicist, astronomer, mathematician, and engineer who made important measurements of the mechanical equivalent of heat and contributions to the early development of thermodynamics. He further applied his science in the practical development of steam engines."
tagline: "French physicist (1815–1890)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "FR"
category:
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profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
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birthDate: "1815-08-21"
deathDate: "1890-01-14"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  70
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    title: "Gustave-Adolphe Hirn"
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    title: "Gustave-Adolphe Hirn"
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    title: "Gustave-Adolphe Hirn"
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    title: "Gustave-Adolphe Hirn"
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    title: "Гирн, Густав Адольф"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump