# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/joan-murrell-owens
# Generated: 2026-08-13T22:39:27.268Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/joan-murrell-owens"
name: "Joan Murrell Owens"
slug: "joan-murrell-owens"
description: "Joan Murrell Owens was an American educator and marine biologist specializing in corals. She received degrees in Geology, Fine Art, and Guidance Counseling. She described a new genus, Rhombopsammia, and three new species of button corals, R. niphada, R. squiresi, and Letepsammia franki."
tagline: "American marine biologist (1933-2011)"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
birthDate: "1933-06-30"
deathDate: "2011-05-25"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  35
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "جوآن مورل اوونز"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump