# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/joel-stebbins
# Generated: 2026-08-13T17:50:38.047Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/joel-stebbins"
name: "Joel Stebbins"
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description: "Joel Stebbins was an American astronomer who pioneered photoelectric photometry in astronomy. He was director of the University of Illinois Observatory from 1903 to 1922 where he performed innovative work with the selenium cell. In 1922 he became director of the Washburn Observatory at the University of Wisconsin–Madison where he remained until 1948. After 1948, Stebbins continued his research at Lick Observatory until his final retirement in 1958."
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birthDate: "1878-07-30"
deathDate: "1966-03-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump