# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-henry-poynting
# Generated: 2026-08-14T13:08:43.297Z

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name: "John Henry Poynting"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
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  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump