# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/edward-gibbon-wakefield
# Generated: 2026-09-07T20:05:53.646Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/edward-gibbon-wakefield"
name: "Edward Gibbon Wakefield"
slug: "edward-gibbon-wakefield"
description: "Edward Gibbon Wakefield was an English politician in colonial Canada and New Zealand. He is considered a key figure in the establishment in the 1830s, 1840s and 1850s of British colonies in Australia and New Zealand. He also played a role in the history of Canada, being involved in the drafting of Lord Durham's Report and serving as a member of the Parliament of the Province of Canada for a short time."
tagline: "UK criminal & New Zealand politician (1796-1862)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Edward_Gibbon_Wakefield.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1796-03-20"
deathDate: "1862-05-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           48.59
  momentum:             0.8669897684437263
  historical:           10.73931466666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Едвард Уейкфілд"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ادوارد جيبون ويكفيلد"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Gibbon_Wakefield"
    title: "Edward Gibbon Wakefield"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Gibbon_Wakefield"
    title: "Edward Gibbon Wakefield"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibbon_Wakefield"
    title: "Gibbon Wakefield"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Gibbon_Wakefield"
    title: "Edward Gibbon Wakefield"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Gibbon_Wakefield"
    title: "Edward Gibbon Wakefield"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%89%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AE%E3%83%9C%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AF%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89"
    title: "エドワード・ギボン・ウェイクフィールド"
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  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Gibbon_Wakefield"
    title: "Edward Gibbon Wakefield"
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  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Gibbon_Wakefield"
    title: "Edward Gibbon Wakefield"
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  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q255492"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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