# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/james-burnham
# Generated: 2026-08-13T04:11:48.058Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/james-burnham"
name: "James Burnham"
slug: "james-burnham"
description: "James Burnham was an American philosopher and political theorist. He chaired the New York University Department of Philosophy. Burnham was an editor and a regular contributor to William F. Buckley's conservative magazine National Review on a variety of topics. He rejected containment of the Soviet Union and called for the rollback of communism worldwide."
tagline: "American philosopher (1905–1987)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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birthDate: "1905-11-22"
deathDate: "1987-07-28"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump