# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/edgar-alexander-mearns
# Generated: 2026-08-14T10:02:20.808Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/edgar-alexander-mearns"
name: "Edgar Alexander Mearns"
slug: "edgar-alexander-mearns"
description: "Edgar Alexander Mearns was an American surgeon, ornithologist and field naturalist. He was a founder of the American Ornithologists' Union."
tagline: "American ornithologist and field naturalist (1856-1916)"
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country:
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category:
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birthDate: "1856-09-11"
deathDate: "1916-11-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump