# William Harkness

> William Harkness was an astronomer. He was born at Ecclefechan, Scotland, a son of James (1803-78) and Jane Harkness. His father was a pastor and moved the family to the United States. Harkness served in the military, traveled extensively, and headed research missions developing techniques and equipment for astronomical study.

*American Civil War surgeon and astronomer (1837-1903)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1837-12-17
- **Died:** 1903-02-28
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.5 / 100
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- **Attention shift:** 55.6 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

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