# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-campbell-merriam
# Generated: 2026-08-14T20:24:11.473Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/john-campbell-merriam"
name: "John Campbell Merriam"
slug: "john-campbell-merriam"
description: "John Campbell Merriam was an American paleontologist, educator, and conservationist. The first vertebrate paleontologist on the West Coast of the United States, he is best known for his taxonomy of vertebrate fossils at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, particularly with the genus Smilodon, more commonly known as the sabertooth cat. He is also known for his work to extend the reach of the National Park Service."
tagline: "American paleontologist (1869–1945)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1869-10-20"
deathDate: "1945-10-30"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
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  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump