# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-meurig-thomas
# Generated: 2026-09-07T19:50:53.432Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/john-meurig-thomas"
name: "John Meurig Thomas"
slug: "john-meurig-thomas"
description: "Sir John Meurig Thomas, also known as JMT, was a Welsh scientist, educator, university administrator, and historian of science primarily known for his work on heterogeneous catalysis, solid-state chemistry, and surface and materials science."
tagline: "Welsh chemist (1932–2020)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sir-john-meurig-thomas_rare-book-room.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "GB"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1932-12-15"
deathDate: "2020-11-13"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
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    title: "جان موریق توماس"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump