# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/thomas-romney-robinson
# Generated: 2026-08-31T19:48:04.800Z

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name: "Thomas Romney Robinson"
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description: "John Thomas Romney Robinson, usually referred to as Thomas Romney Robinson, was an Irish astronomer. He was the director of the Armagh Observatory, one of the chief astronomical observatories in the UK of its time. He is remembered as inventor of the 4-cup anemometer."
tagline: "British astronomer (1792–1882)"
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birthDate: "1792-04-23"
deathDate: "1882-02-28"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
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