# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/harlan-james-smith
# Generated: 2026-08-14T04:05:59.880Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/harlan-james-smith"
name: "Harlan James Smith"
slug: "harlan-james-smith"
description: "Harlan James Smith was an American astronomer. He served as director of the University of Texas McDonald Observatory from 1963 to 1989, where, among other accomplishments, he initiated the construction of the Harlan J. Smith Telescope, a 2.7-meter (107-inch) reflector bearing his name."
tagline: "American astronomer (1924–1991)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/HarlanJSmith.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Scientists"
  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1924-08-25"
deathDate: "1991-10-17"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           5.870410666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlan_James_Smith"
    title: "Harlan James Smith"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "هارلان جيمس سميث"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlan_James_Smith"
    title: "Harlan James Smith"
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  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlan_Smith"
    title: "Harlan Smith"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlan_James_Smith"
    title: "Harlan James Smith"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlan_Smith"
    title: "Harlan Smith"
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  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2582109"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump