# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/george-mercer-dawson
# Generated: 2026-09-07T19:04:23.242Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/george-mercer-dawson"
name: "George Mercer Dawson"
slug: "george-mercer-dawson"
description: "George Mercer Dawson was a Canadian geologist and surveyor. He performed many early explorations in western North America and compiled numerous records of the native peoples."
tagline: "Canadian geologist (1849 – 1901)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/George_Mercer_Dawson_-_McCord_Stewart_Museum_(II-97765).jpeg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Canada"
  isoCode: "CA"
category:
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  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
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  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1849-08-01"
deathDate: "1901-03-02"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           12.48722266666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "George M. Dawson"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump