# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/alexander-parkes
# Generated: 2026-08-13T14:09:05.040Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/alexander-parkes"
name: "Alexander Parkes"
slug: "alexander-parkes"
description: "Alexander Parkes was a metallurgist and inventor from Birmingham, England. He created Parkesine, the first man-made plastic."
tagline: "Metallurgist and inventor of the early plastic Parkesine (1813–1890)"
gender: "male"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1813-12-29"
deathDate: "1890-06-29"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  45
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump