# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-whitehurst
# Generated: 2026-08-12T19:47:54.053Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/john-whitehurst"
name: "John Whitehurst"
slug: "john-whitehurst"
description: "John Whitehurst FRS, born in Cheshire, England, was a clockmaker and scientist, and made significant early contributions to geology. He was an influential member of the Lunar Society."
tagline: "British clockmaker (1713-1788)"
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birthDate: "1713-04-10"
deathDate: "1788-02-18"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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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