# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/george-henry-corliss
# Generated: 2026-08-15T00:31:08.076Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/george-henry-corliss"
name: "George Henry Corliss"
slug: "george-henry-corliss"
description: "George Henry Corliss was an American mechanical engineer and inventor, who developed the Corliss steam engine, which was a great improvement over any other stationary steam engine of its time. The Corliss engine is widely considered one of the more notable engineering achievements of the 19th century. It provided a reliable, efficient source of industrial power, enabling the expansion of new factories to areas which did not readily possess reliable or abundant water power. Corliss gained international acclaim for his achievements during the late 19th century and is perhaps best known for the Centennial Engine, which was the centerpiece of the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia."
tagline: "American engineer (1817-1888)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/George_H_Corliss.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Scientists"
  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1817-06-02"
deathDate: "1888-02-21"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           44.43
  momentum:             17.68068436200831
  historical:           8.743593333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     54.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "George Henry Corliss"
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    title: "جورج هنري كورليس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "George Henry Corliss"
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    title: "George Henry Corliss"
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  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Henry_Corliss"
    title: "George Henry Corliss"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Corliss"
    title: "George Corliss"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Henry_Corliss"
    title: "George Henry Corliss"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Henry_Corliss"
    title: "George Henry Corliss"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "George Henry Corliss"
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  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Henry_Corliss"
    title: "George Henry Corliss"
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  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q937731"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump