# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/francisco-jose-de-caldas
# Generated: 2026-08-15T09:43:46.824Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/francisco-jose-de-caldas"
name: "Francisco José de Caldas"
slug: "francisco-jose-de-caldas"
description: "Francisco José de Caldas was a Neogranadine lawyer, military engineer, self-taught naturalist, mathematician, geographer and inventor, who was executed by orders of General Pablo Morillo during the Spanish American Reconquista for being a forerunner of the fight for the independence of New Granada. Arguably the first Colombian scientist, he is often nicknamed \"El Sabio\"."
tagline: "Neogranadine lawyer and scientist (1768-1816)"
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gender: "male"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1768-10-04"
deathDate: "1816-10-30"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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ranks:
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump