# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gabriel-mouton
# Generated: 2026-08-14T08:21:46.276Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gabriel-mouton"
name: "Gabriel Mouton"
slug: "gabriel-mouton"
description: "Gabriel Mouton was a French abbot and scientist. He was a doctor of theology from Lyon, but was also interested in mathematics and astronomy. His 1670 book, the Observationes diametrorum solis et lunae apparentium, proposed a natural standard of length based on the circumference of the Earth, divided decimally. It was influential in the adoption of the metric system in 1799."
tagline: "French abbot and scientist"
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birthDate: "1619-08-29"
deathDate: "1694-09-28"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  45
  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