# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/henrietta-swan-leavitt
# Generated: 2026-08-14T22:29:34.038Z

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name: "Henrietta Swan Leavitt"
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description: "Henrietta Swan Leavitt was an American astronomer. Her discovery of how to effectively measure vast astronomical distances led to a shift in the understanding of the scale and nature of the universe."
tagline: "American astronomer and human calculator (1868–1921)"
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birthDate: "1868-07-04"
deathDate: "1921-12-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump