# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/j-harlen-bretz
# Generated: 2026-08-15T13:00:32.535Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/j-harlen-bretz"
name: "J Harlen Bretz"
slug: "j-harlen-bretz"
description: "J Harlen Bretz was an American geologist, best known for his research that led to the acceptance of the Missoula Floods and for his work on caves."
tagline: "American geologist who discovered the Missoula Floods (1882-1981)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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birthDate: "1882-09-02"
deathDate: "1981-02-03"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "J Harlen Bretz"
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    title: "J. Harlen Bretz"
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    title: "Бретц, Джон Харлен"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump