# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-d-eshelby
# Generated: 2026-08-14T01:42:42.017Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/john-d-eshelby"
name: "John D. Eshelby"
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description: "John Douglas Eshelby FRS was a British scientist in micromechanics. He made significant contributions to the fields of defect mechanics and micromechanics of inhomogeneous solids for fifty years, including important aspects of the controlling mechanisms of plastic deformation and fracture."
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gender: "male"
country:
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birthDate: "1916-12-21"
deathDate: "1981-12-10"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump