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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  James George Frazer was born in Glasgow on 1 January 1854, trained as a classicist, and turned to social anthropology and folklore when the field barely had a name. His work shaped the early study of comparative religion and mythology, building vast architectures of pattern from cultures he never visited. He was knighted for the effort. By the time he died on 7 May 1941, the ground had shifted: the next generation had begun tearing down the grand theories, but the questions he asked still echoed.