# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/edward-o-wilson
# Generated: 2026-08-14T05:52:32.949Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/edward-o-wilson"
name: "Edward O. Wilson"
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description: "Edward Osborne Wilson was an American biologist, naturalist, ecologist, and entomologist who developed the field of sociobiology."
tagline: "American biologist, naturalist, and writer (1929–2021)"
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birthDate: "1929-06-10"
deathDate: "2021-12-26"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump