# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-lewis-elkin
# Generated: 2026-08-15T07:21:32.061Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/william-lewis-elkin"
name: "William Lewis Elkin"
slug: "william-lewis-elkin"
description: "William Lewis Elkin was an American astronomer known for his detailed work measuring parallaxes and for pioneering work in meteor photography. He served as director of the Yale University Observatory from 1896 to 1910."
tagline: "American astronomer (1855-1933)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/William_Lewis_Elkin.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
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  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1855-04-29"
deathDate: "1933-05-30"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
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    title: "ویلیام لوئیس الکن"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump