# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/douglass-houghton
# Generated: 2026-08-14T20:51:09.326Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/douglass-houghton"
name: "Douglass Houghton"
slug: "douglass-houghton"
description: "Douglass Houghton was an American geologist and medical doctor, primarily known for his exploration of the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan. It was the site of a copper boom and extensive copper mining beginning in the 19th century. He was appointed in 1839 as the first state geologist of Michigan, after it was admitted to the Union, and served in that position for the rest of his life."
tagline: "American geologist and botanical collector (1809–1845)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Douglass_houghton_from_bentley.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1809-09-21"
deathDate: "1845-10-13"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           41.3
  momentum:             0.1298701298701299
  historical:           5.483514666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Douglass Houghton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "دوجلاس هوتون"
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    title: "دوقلاس هوقتون"
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    title: "道格拉斯·霍顿"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglass_Houghton"
    title: "Douglass Houghton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglass_Houghton"
    title: "Douglass Houghton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5302175"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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