# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/edgar-rice-burroughs
# Generated: 2026-08-14T07:09:34.716Z

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name: "Edgar Rice Burroughs"
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description: "Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American writer, recognized for his prolific output in the adventure, science fiction, and fantasy genres. Best known for creating the characters Tarzan and John Carter, he also wrote the Pellucidar series, the Amtor series, and the Caspak trilogy."
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birthDate: "1875-09-01"
deathDate: "1950-03-19"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump