# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/james-h-wilkinson
# Generated: 2026-08-13T18:01:56.647Z

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