# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/james-rhyne-killian
# Generated: 2026-08-14T18:16:02.647Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/james-rhyne-killian"
name: "James Rhyne Killian"
slug: "james-rhyne-killian"
description: "James Rhyne Killian Jr. was the 10th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, from 1948 until 1959. He also held a number of government roles, such as Chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board under John F. Kennedy."
tagline: "The 10th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1904–1988)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1904-07-24"
deathDate: "1988-01-29"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  historical:           10.040536
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  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "James Rhyne Killian"
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    title: "James Rhyne Killian"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump