# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/joseph-jacobs
# Generated: 2026-08-13T07:51:41.937Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/joseph-jacobs"
name: "Joseph Jacobs"
slug: "joseph-jacobs"
description: "Joseph Jacobs was an Australian-born folklorist, literary critic and historian who became a notable collector and publisher of English folklore."
tagline: "Australian folklorist, historian and writer (1854–1916)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Joseph_Jacobs%2C_ca_1917_(PORTRAITS_1020).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1854-08-29"
deathDate: "1916-01-30"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           50.54
  momentum:             0
  historical:           18.08244
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11887020/"
    handle:    "nm11887020"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump