# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/cyrus-west-field
# Generated: 2026-08-14T11:51:29.685Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/cyrus-west-field"
name: "Cyrus West Field"
slug: "cyrus-west-field"
description: "Cyrus West Field was an American businessman and financier who, along with other entrepreneurs, created the Atlantic Telegraph Company and laid the first telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean in 1858."
tagline: "American businessman (1819–1892)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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birthDate: "1819-10-20"
deathDate: "1892-07-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump