# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/george-de-mestral
# Generated: 2026-09-07T18:02:05.804Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/george-de-mestral"
name: "George de Mestral"
slug: "george-de-mestral"
description: "George de Mestral was a Swiss electrical engineer who invented the hook and loop fastener which he named Velcro."
tagline: "Swiss engineer, inventor of the velcro system (1907-1990)"
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country:
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  isoCode: "CH"
category:
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birthDate: "1907-06-19"
deathDate: "1990-02-08"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  momentum:             0
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  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump