# John Augustus

> John Augustus was an American boot maker and penal reformer. He is credited with coining the English term "probation" and is called the "Father of Probation" in the United States because of his pioneering efforts to campaign for more lenient sentences for convicted criminals based on their backgrounds.

*Prison reform campaigner*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/john-augustus

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Business Professional
- **Category:** Business Professionals
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1785
- **Died:** 1859-06-21
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

John Augustus was an American boot maker and penal reformer. He is credited with coining the English term "probation" and is called the "Father of Probation" in the United States because of his pioneering efforts to campaign for more lenient sentences for convicted criminals based on their backgrounds.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 37.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 2.4 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 15.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 51.0 / 100

## Sources
- [John Augustus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Augustus)
- [约翰·奥古斯都](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%BA%A6%E7%BF%B0%C2%B7%E5%A5%A5%E5%8F%A4%E6%96%AF%E9%83%BD)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6219735)

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