# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/george-schaller
# Generated: 2026-08-14T01:38:50.419Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/george-schaller"
name: "George Schaller"
slug: "george-schaller"
description: "George Beals Schaller is an American mammalogist, biologist, conservationist and author. Schaller is recognized by many as the world's preeminent field biologist, studying wildlife throughout Africa, Asia and South America. Born in Berlin, Schaller grew up in Germany, but moved to Missouri as a teen. He is vice president of Panthera Corporation and serves as chairman of their Cat Advisory Council. Schaller is also a senior conservationist at the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society."
tagline: "American naturalist"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/George_Schaller%2C_2005_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
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birthDate: "1933-05-26"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  historical:           14.285392
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  sourceConfidence:     60
  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