# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/james-challis
# Generated: 2026-08-13T10:42:32.335Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/james-challis"
name: "James Challis"
slug: "james-challis"
description: "James Challis FRS was an English clergyman, physicist and astronomer. Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy and the director of the Cambridge Observatory, he investigated a wide range of physical phenomena though made few lasting contributions outside astronomy. He is best remembered for his missed opportunity to discover the planet Neptune in 1846."
tagline: "British astronomer (1803-1882)"
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birthDate: "1803-12-12"
deathDate: "1882-12-03"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump