# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/malcolm-knowles
# Generated: 2026-08-12T22:49:58.300Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/malcolm-knowles"
name: "Malcolm Knowles"
slug: "malcolm-knowles"
description: "Malcolm Shepherd Knowles was an American adult educator, famous for the adoption of the theory of andragogy—initially a term coined by the German teacher Alexander Kapp. Knowles is credited with being a fundamental influence in the development of the Humanist Learning Theory and the use of learner constructed contracts or plans to guide learning experiences."
tagline: "Adult educator (1913–1997)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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birthDate: "1913-08-24"
deathDate: "1997-11-27"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump