# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/andre-galle
# Generated: 2026-08-13T09:14:14.666Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/andre-galle"
name: "André Galle"
slug: "andre-galle"
description: "André Galle was a French engraver and medallist. In 1829, he patented a type of roller chain, known as a leaf chain, which is still used for low-speed, heavy duty applications. It was not put into production during his lifetime."
tagline: "French sculptor and engraver (1761-1844)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gros-Galle.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "France"
  isoCode: "FR"
category:
  name: "Artists"
  slug: "artists"
profileType:
  name: "Artist"
  slug: "artist"
birthDate: "1761-05-15"
deathDate: "1844-12-23"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           36.91
  momentum:             0
  historical:           5.670662666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Galle"
    title: "André Galle"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Galle"
    title: "André Galle"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Galle"
    title: "André Galle"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B5_%D0%93%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BB%D1%8C"
    title: "Андре Галль"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Galle"
    title: "André Galle"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BB%D1%8C%2C_%D0%90%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%80%D0%B5"
    title: "Галль, Андре"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2847803"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump