# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-alfred-prestwich
# Generated: 2026-08-14T11:33:42.728Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/john-alfred-prestwich"
name: "John Alfred Prestwich"
slug: "john-alfred-prestwich"
description: "John Alfred Prestwich was an English engineer and inventor. He founded JA Prestwich Industries Ltd in 1895 and was a pioneer in the early development of cinematography projectors and cameras. The company also manufactured famous JAP motorcycle engines."
tagline: "English engineer and inventor (1874–1952)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/J._A._Prestwich_and_Phyllis_Copley_wedding.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Scientists"
  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1874"
deathDate: "1952"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           39.48
  momentum:             3.611111111111111
  historical:           5.671958666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Alfred_Prestwich"
    title: "John Alfred Prestwich"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Alfred_Prestwich"
    title: "John Alfred Prestwich"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Alfred_Prestwich"
    title: "John Alfred Prestwich"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Prestwich"
    title: "John Prestwich"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Alfred_Prestwich"
    title: "John Alfred Prestwich"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Alfred_Prestwich"
    title: "John Alfred Prestwich"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1699122"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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