# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ira-h-abbott
# Generated: 2026-08-14T02:27:57.260Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ira-h-abbott"
name: "Ira H. Abbott"
slug: "ira-h-abbott"
description: "Ira H. Abbott was an American aerospace engineer. After graduating from MIT, Abbott started working for Langley Aeronautical Laboratory in 1929. He contributed significantly to the establishment of high-speed research programs and published numerous technical reports on aerodynamics. He eventually attained the post of assistant chief of research at Langley in 1945."
tagline: "American aerospace engineer (1906-1988)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ira_H._Abbott_(1959).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
birthDate: "1906-07-18"
deathDate: "1988-11-03"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           37.4
  momentum:             8.615384615384617
  historical:           5.269150666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Abbott"
    title: "Ira Abbott"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7_%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AA"
    title: "إيرا أبوت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AA"
    title: "ايرا ابوت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Herbert_Abbott"
    title: "Ira Herbert Abbott"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_H._Abbott"
    title: "Ira H. Abbott"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Herbert_Abbott"
    title: "Ira Herbert Abbott"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q51512"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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