# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/erik-laxman
# Generated: 2026-09-07T19:43:46.869Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/erik-laxman"
name: "Erik Laxman"
slug: "erik-laxman"
description: "Erik Gustavovich Laxmann was a Finnish-Swedish clergyman, explorer and natural scientist born in Savonlinna (Nyslott) in Finland, then part of Sweden. He is remembered today for his taxonomic work on the fauna of Siberia and for his attempts to establish relations between Imperial Russia and Tokugawa Japan."
tagline: "Finland Swedish explorer (1737-1796)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Laxman_full.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "SE"
category:
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  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
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birthDate: "1737-07-27"
deathDate: "1796-01-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump