# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/elizabeth-close
# Generated: 2026-08-13T13:53:20.604Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/elizabeth-close"
name: "Elizabeth Close"
slug: "elizabeth-close"
description: "Elizabeth \"Lisl\" Close, was an influential female architect practicing in Minnesota. During her long partnership with her husband, Winston \"Win\" Close (1906-1997), she designed many notable public buildings and private homes while managing the family firm for extended periods."
tagline: "American architect (1912-2011)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b5/Elizabeth_Close_and_spouse_Winston_Close.JPG"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Architects"
  slug: "architects"
profileType:
  name: "Architect"
  slug: "architect"
birthDate: "1912-06-04"
deathDate: "2011-11-29"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           37.88
  momentum:             0
  historical:           7.004392
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.closearchitects.com/"
sources:
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    title: "Elizabeth Scheu Close"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "اليزابيث كلوز"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Scheu_Close"
    title: "Elizabeth Scheu Close"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Close"
    title: "Elizabeth Close"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Scheu_Close"
    title: "Elizabeth Scheu Close"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Scheu_Close"
    title: "Elizabeth Scheu Close"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B7%D5%AC%D5%AB%D5%A6%D5%A1%D5%A2%D5%A5%D5%A9_%D5%94%D5%AC%D5%B8%D5%A6"
    title: "Էլիզաբեթ Քլոզ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5362600"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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