# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/howard-grubb
# Generated: 2026-08-13T03:35:11.822Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/howard-grubb"
name: "Howard Grubb"
slug: "howard-grubb"
description: "Sir Howard Grubb was an Irish optical engineer. He was head of a family firm that made large optical telescopes, telescope drive controls, and other optical instruments. He is also noted for his work to perfect the periscope and invent the reflector sight."
tagline: "Maker of scientific instruments (1844-1931)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Grubb_Howard.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Scientists"
  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1844-07-28"
deathDate: "1931-09-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           40.58
  momentum:             2.424242424242424
  historical:           5.475522666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Grubb"
    title: "Howard Grubb"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D8%BA%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A8"
    title: "هوارد غروب"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Grubb"
    title: "Howard Grubb"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%83%96"
    title: "ハワード・グラッブ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Grubb"
    title: "Howard Grubb"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Grubb"
    title: "Howard Grubb"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11200333"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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