# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/erich-schmidt-q71601
# Generated: 2026-08-14T09:56:02.746Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/erich-schmidt-q71601"
name: "Erich Schmidt"
slug: "erich-schmidt-q71601"
description: "Erich Friedrich Schmidt was a German and American-naturalized archaeologist, born in Baden-Baden. He specialized in Ancient Near East Archaeology, and became professor emeritus at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. He was also a pioneer in using aerial photography in archaeological research."
tagline: "American archaeologist and photographer (1897-1964)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "DE"
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birthDate: "1897-09-13"
deathDate: "1964-10-03"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump