# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/frank-w-clarke
# Generated: 2026-08-15T12:56:00.811Z

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name: "Frank W. Clarke"
slug: "frank-w-clarke"
description: "Frank Wigglesworth Clarke of Boston, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C. was an American scientist and chemist. Sometimes known as the \"Father of Geochemistry,\" Clarke is credited with determining the composition of the Earth's crust. He was a founder of The American Chemical Society and served as its President, in 1901."
tagline: "American geochemist (1847 -1931)"
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country:
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birthDate: "1847-03-19"
deathDate: "1931-05-23"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump