# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/alfred-vail
# Generated: 2026-08-13T02:36:01.840Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/alfred-vail"
name: "Alfred Vail"
slug: "alfred-vail"
description: "Alfred Lewis Vail was an American machinist and inventor. Along with Samuel Morse, Vail was central in developing and commercializing American electrical telegraphy between 1837 and 1844."
tagline: "American inventor (1807–1859)"
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country:
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category:
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birthDate: "1807-09-25"
deathDate: "1859-01-18"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump