# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/franz-melde
# Generated: 2026-08-13T08:24:35.466Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/franz-melde"
name: "Franz Melde"
slug: "franz-melde"
description: "Franz Emil Melde was a German physicist and professor. A graduate of the University of Marburg under Christian Ludwig Gerling, he later taught there, focusing primarily on acoustics, also making contributions to fields including fluid mechanics and meteorology. He began in 1860 as Gerling's assistant at the University's Mathematical and Physical Institute, succeeding him in 1864."
tagline: "German physicist (1832–1901)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Standing_wave.gif/330px-Standing_wave.gif"
gender: "male"
category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1832-03-11"
deathDate: "1901-03-17"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     54.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Franz Melde"
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    title: "Franz Melde"
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    title: "Franz Melde"
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    title: "فرانز ملده"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Melde"
    title: "Franz Melde"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump