# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/asa-packer
# Generated: 2026-08-12T20:17:22.645Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/asa-packer"
name: "Asa Packer"
slug: "asa-packer"
description: "Asa Packer was an American businessman who pioneered railroad construction, was active in Pennsylvania politics, and founded Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He was a conservative and religious man who reflected the image of the typical Connecticut Yankee. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1853 to 1857."
tagline: "American businessman and politician"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/AsaPacker.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1805-12-29"
deathDate: "1879-05-17"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           45.79
  momentum:             1.311953352769679
  historical:           5.521422666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D8%B3%D8%A7_%D9%BE%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%B1"
    title: "آسا پاکر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%A7_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%B1"
    title: "أسا باكر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7_%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%B1"
    title: "اسا پاكير"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B5%D1%80%2C_%D0%90%D1%81%D0%B0"
    title: "Пакер, Аса"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asa_Packer"
    title: "Asa Packer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asa_Packer"
    title: "Asa Packer"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4803147"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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