# John Harrison

> John Harrison was an English carpenter and clockmaker who invented the marine chronometer, a long-sought-after device for solving the problem of how to calculate longitude while at sea.

*British clockworker*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/john-harrison

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1693-03-24
- **Died:** 1776-03-24
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 57.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 7.1 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 21.8 / 100
- **Now attention:** 39.5 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
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- [John Harrison](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harrison)
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- [Джон Гарысан](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%93%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD)
- [Джон Харисън](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%8A%D0%BD)
- [জন হ্যারিসন](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A8)
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- [John Harrison](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harrison)
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- [John Harrison (Uhrmacher)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harrison_(Uhrmacher))
- [Τζον Χάρρισον](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A4%CE%B6%CE%BF%CE%BD_%CE%A7%CE%AC%CF%81%CF%81%CE%B9%CF%83%CE%BF%CE%BD)
- [John Harrison](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harrison)
- [John Harrison (horloĝisto)](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harrison_(horlo%C4%9Disto))
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- [John Harrison](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harrison)
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- [ג'ון הריסון](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92'%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%94%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%9F)
- [John Harrison (órásmester)](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harrison_(%C3%B3r%C3%A1smester))
- [Ջոն Հարիսոն](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8B%D5%B8%D5%B6_%D5%80%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%AB%D5%BD%D5%B8%D5%B6)
- [John Harrison](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harrison)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q314335)

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