# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/margaret-newton
# Generated: 2026-08-14T17:20:24.676Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/margaret-newton"
name: "Margaret Newton"
slug: "margaret-newton"
description: "Margaret Brown Newton was a Canadian plant pathologist and mycologist internationally renowned for her pioneering research in stem rust Puccinia graminis, particularly for its effect on the staple Canadian agricultural product wheat."
tagline: "Canadian phytopathologist and mycologist (1887–1971)"
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gender: "female"
country:
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  isoCode: "CA"
category:
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birthDate: "1887-04-20"
deathDate: "1971-04-06"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump