# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/arthur-posnansky
# Generated: 2026-08-13T16:22:11.332Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/arthur-posnansky"
name: "Arthur Posnansky"
slug: "arthur-posnansky"
description: "Arthur Posnansky (1873–1946), often called \"Arturo\", was an Austrian engineer, explorer, ship’s navigator, entrepreneur, La Paz city council member, and amateur archaeologist. During his lifetime, Posnansky was known as a prolific writer and researcher and for his active participation in the defense and development of Bolivia. He is well known for his books, including Tihuanacu, the Cradle of American Man, Campana de Acre, La Lancha \"Iris\", Die Osterinsel und ihre praehistorischen Monumente, and Razas y Monumentos Prehistóricos del Altiplano Andino. Many, if not most, of his theories have been rejected by modern scholars."
tagline: "Austrian Bolivian historian, explorer and businessman (1873–1946)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Arthurposn.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1873-04-12"
deathDate: "1946-07-27"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           47.38
  momentum:             15
  historical:           7.2306
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Познанский, Артур"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D8%B1%D8%AB%D8%B1_%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%83%D9%89"
    title: "آرثر بوسنانسكى"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Arthur Posnansky"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Posnansky"
    title: "Arthur Posnansky"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Posnansky"
    title: "Arthur Posnansky"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Posnansky"
    title: "Arthur Posnansky"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Posnansky"
    title: "Arthur Posnansky"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Posnansky"
    title: "Arthur Posnansky"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4368887"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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