# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/edwin-james
# Generated: 2026-08-12T20:32:49.054Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/edwin-james"
name: "Edwin James"
slug: "edwin-james"
description: "Edwin P. James, a 19th-century American botanist, geologist, linguist, and medical practitioner, was an important figure in the early exploration of the American West. James was also known for his time spent creating relationships with Native Americans in the United States, and also aiding African Americans to escape slavery."
tagline: "American botanist and geologist (1797-1861)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Edwin_James_-_scientist.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Scientists"
  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1797-08-27"
deathDate: "1861-10-28"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           41.57
  momentum:             0
  historical:           7.879338666666666
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Edwin James"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_James_(scientist)"
    title: "Edwin James (scientist)"
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  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_James"
    title: "Edwin James"
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    title: "エドウィン・ジェームズ"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump