# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/george-harrison-shull
# Generated: 2026-08-14T11:32:09.374Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/george-harrison-shull"
name: "George Harrison Shull"
slug: "george-harrison-shull"
description: "George Harrison Shull was an American plant geneticist who played a central role in the development of hybrid maize and in establishing the genetic basis of heterosis."
tagline: "American botanist (1874–1954)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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profileType:
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  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1874-04-15"
deathDate: "1954-09-28"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  currentAttention:     0
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  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
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