# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/laurence-sterne
# Generated: 2026-08-14T05:05:50.841Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/laurence-sterne"
name: "Laurence Sterne"
slug: "laurence-sterne"
description: "Laurence Sterne was an Anglo-Irish novelist and Anglican cleric. He is best known for his comic novels The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (1759–1767) and A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy (1768)."
tagline: "Anglo-Irish novelist and Anglican cleric (1713–1768)"
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birthDate: "1713-11-24"
deathDate: "1768-03-18"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump