# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gerrit-maritz
# Generated: 2026-08-13T02:37:45.219Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gerrit-maritz"
name: "Gerrit Maritz"
slug: "gerrit-maritz"
description: "Gerhardus Marthinus Maritz, was a Voortrekker pioneer and leader, wagon builder."
tagline: "Afrikaner pioneer and leader (1797-1838)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gerrit_Maritz-standbeeld.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "South Africa"
  isoCode: "ZA"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1797-03-01"
deathDate: "1838-09-23"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           44.12
  momentum:             5.121951219512196
  historical:           7.214112
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%86%2C_%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82"
    title: "Мариц, Геррит"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrit_Maritz"
    title: "Gerrit Maritz"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhardus_Marthinus_Maritz"
    title: "Gerhardus Marthinus Maritz"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrit_Maritz"
    title: "Gerrit Maritz"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gert_Maritz"
    title: "Gert Maritz"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrit_Maritz"
    title: "Gerrit Maritz"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrit_Maritz"
    title: "Gerrit Maritz"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrit_Maritz"
    title: "Gerrit Maritz"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3642733"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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