# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/lawrence-joseph-henderson
# Generated: 2026-08-14T13:40:34.771Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/lawrence-joseph-henderson"
name: "Lawrence Joseph Henderson"
slug: "lawrence-joseph-henderson"
description: "Lawrence Joseph Henderson was an American physiologist, chemist, biologist, philosopher, and sociologist. He became one of the leading biochemists of the early 20th century. His work contributed to the Henderson–Hasselbalch equation, used to calculate pH as a measure of acidity."
tagline: "American biochemist, philosopher and sociologist (1878–1942)"
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birthDate: "1878-06-03"
deathDate: "1942-02-10"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump