# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-henry-howell
# Generated: 2026-08-14T04:00:39.396Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/william-henry-howell"
name: "William Henry Howell"
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description: "William Henry Howell was an American physiologist. He pioneered the use of heparin as a blood anti-coagulant."
tagline: "American physiologist (1860–1945)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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birthDate: "1860-02-20"
deathDate: "1945-02-06"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump