# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/cargill-gilston-knott
# Generated: 2026-08-14T14:54:49.328Z

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name: "Cargill Gilston Knott"
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description: "Cargill Gilston Knott FRS, FRSE LLD was a Scottish physicist and mathematician who was a pioneer in seismological research. He spent his early career in Japan. He later became a Fellow of the Royal Society, secretary of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and president of the Scottish Meteorological Society."
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birthDate: "1856-06-30"
deathDate: "1922-10-26"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump