# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/franz-xaver-kraus
# Generated: 2026-08-15T03:09:28.029Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/franz-xaver-kraus"
name: "Franz Xaver Kraus"
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description: "Franz Xaver Kraus was a German Catholic priest, and ecclesiastical and art historian."
tagline: "German Catholic theologian, art and church historian, and founder of Christian archaeology (1840–1901)"
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birthDate: "1840-09-18"
deathDate: "1901-12-28"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump