# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/lawrence-hargrave
# Generated: 2026-09-07T19:29:26.520Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/lawrence-hargrave"
name: "Lawrence Hargrave"
slug: "lawrence-hargrave"
description: "Lawrence Hargrave, MRAeS, was an Australian engineer, explorer, astronomer, inventor and aeronautical pioneer. He was perhaps best known for inventing the box kite, which was quickly adopted by other aircraft designers and subsequently formed the aerodynamic basis of early biplanes."
tagline: "Australian engineer and inventor (1850–1915)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "AU"
category:
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  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
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  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1850-01-29"
deathDate: "1915-07-14"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump