# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jacques-futrelle
# Generated: 2026-08-13T23:47:00.943Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jacques-futrelle"
name: "Jacques Futrelle"
slug: "jacques-futrelle"
description: "Jacques Heath Futrelle was an American journalist and mystery writer. He is best known for writing short detective stories featuring Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, also known as \"The Thinking Machine\" for his use of logic. Futrelle died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic."
tagline: "American journalist and mystery writer (1875-1912)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jacques_Futrelle.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1875-04-09"
deathDate: "1912-04-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           15.39288266666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0299421"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump