# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-woodland-hastings
# Generated: 2026-08-16T04:44:54.434Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/john-woodland-hastings"
name: "John Woodland Hastings"
slug: "john-woodland-hastings"
description: "John Woodland \"Woody\" Hastings, was a leader in the field of photobiology, especially bioluminescence, and was one of the founders of the field of circadian biology. He was the Paul C. Mangelsdorf Professor of Natural Sciences and Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard University. He published over 400 papers and co-edited three books."
tagline: "American biologist"
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gender: "male"
country:
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birthDate: "1927-03-24"
deathDate: "2014-08-06"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  sourceConfidence:     30
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump