# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/edward-theodore-compton
# Generated: 2026-08-13T20:46:46.777Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/edward-theodore-compton"
name: "Edward Theodore Compton"
slug: "edward-theodore-compton"
description: "Edward Theodore Compton, usually referred to as E. T. Compton, was an English-born, German artist, illustrator and mountain climber. He is well known for his paintings and drawings of alpine scenery, and as a mountaineer made 300 major ascents including no fewer than 27 first ascents."
tagline: "British artist (1849-1921)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Portrait_of_Edward_Theodore_Compton.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Germany"
  isoCode: "DE"
category:
  name: "Artists"
  slug: "artists"
profileType:
  name: "Artist"
  slug: "artist"
birthDate: "1849-07-29"
deathDate: "1921-03-22"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           43.97
  momentum:             1.673913043478261
  historical:           7.885998666666666
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Edward Theodore Compton"
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    title: "إدوارد ثيودور كومبتون"
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    title: "Edward Theodore Compton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Theodore_Compton"
    title: "Edward Theodore Compton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%93%D7%95%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%93_%D7%AA%D7%99%D7%90%D7%95%D7%93%D7%95%D7%A8_%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%98%D7%95%D7%9F"
    title: "אדוארד תיאודור קומפטון"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Theodore_Compton"
    title: "Edward Theodore Compton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Theodore_Compton"
    title: "Edward Theodore Compton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Theodore_Compton"
    title: "Edward Theodore Compton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1293858"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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