# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/franz-carl-mertens
# Generated: 2026-08-15T10:02:07.835Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/franz-carl-mertens"
name: "Franz Carl Mertens"
slug: "franz-carl-mertens"
description: "Franz Carl Mertens was a German botanist who was a native of Bielefeld. He specialized in the field of phycology."
tagline: "German botanist (1764-1831)"
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birthDate: "1764-04-03"
deathDate: "1831-06-19"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump