# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/robert-bowie-owens
# Generated: 2026-08-14T17:08:56.295Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/robert-bowie-owens"
name: "Robert Bowie Owens"
slug: "robert-bowie-owens"
description: "Robert Bowie Owens was a U.S. electrical engineer. He was the director of the Maryland Academy of Science. He was secretary of Franklin Institute from 1910 to 1924. He is credited as a discoverer of the alpha ray."
tagline: "American electrical engineer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Robert_Bowie_Owens.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
birthDate: "1870-10-29"
deathDate: "1940-11-03"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "ロバート・ボウイ・オーウェンズ"
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    title: "روبرت بويي أوينز"
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    title: "আর. বি. ওয়েন্স"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bowie_Owens"
    title: "Robert Bowie Owens"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bowie_Owens"
    title: "Robert Bowie Owens"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bowie_Owens"
    title: "Robert Bowie Owens"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_B._Owens"
    title: "Robert B. Owens"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump