# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/francis-herbert-wenham
# Generated: 2026-08-14T23:15:45.005Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/francis-herbert-wenham"
name: "Francis Herbert Wenham"
slug: "francis-herbert-wenham"
description: "Francis Herbert Wenham was a British marine engineer, inventor, and pioneering aeronautical scientist. Best known for his foundational work on the theory of flight and the invention of the wind tunnel, Wenham's research and inventions significantly influenced the development of modern aerodynamics and heavier-than-air flight."
tagline: "British aviation pioneer (1824–1908)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Francis_Herbert_Wenham_portrait_1866.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1824"
deathDate: "1908"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             7.317073170731706
  historical:           8.739777333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     54.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Francis Herbert Wenham"
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    title: "Francis Herbert Wenham"
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    title: "Francis Herbert Wenham"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump