# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/norman-lockyer
# Generated: 2026-08-13T11:19:40.548Z

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name: "Norman Lockyer"
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description: "Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer was an English scientist and astronomer. Along with the French scientist Pierre Janssen, he is credited with discovering the gas helium. Lockyer also is remembered for being the founder and first editor of the influential journal Nature."
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birthDate: "1836-05-17"
deathDate: "1920-08-16"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump