# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-hammond-wright
# Generated: 2026-08-12T21:29:10.864Z

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name: "William Hammond Wright"
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description: "William Hammond Wright was an American astronomer and the director of the Lick Observatory from 1935 until 1942."
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birthDate: "1871-11-04"
deathDate: "1959-05-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump