# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/benjamin-silliman-jr
# Generated: 2026-09-07T19:46:53.507Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/benjamin-silliman-jr"
name: "Benjamin Silliman Jr."
slug: "benjamin-silliman-jr"
description: "Benjamin Silliman Jr. was a professor of chemistry at Yale University and instrumental in developing the petroleum industry."
tagline: "Professor of chemistry, Yale University (1816–1885)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Benjamin_SillimanJr.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
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birthDate: "1816-12-04"
deathDate: "1885-01-14"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "بنيامين سيليمان الابن"
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  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Silliman%2C_Jr."
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    title: "Силлиман, Бенджамин Младший"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump