# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/matthew-gregory-lewis
# Generated: 2026-08-14T08:26:18.857Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/matthew-gregory-lewis"
name: "Matthew Gregory Lewis"
slug: "matthew-gregory-lewis"
description: "Matthew Gregory Lewis was an English novelist and dramatist, whose writings are often classified as \"Gothic horror\". He was frequently referred to as \"Monk\" Lewis, because of the success of his 1796 Gothic novel The Monk. He also worked as a diplomat, politician and an estate owner in Jamaica."
tagline: "English novelist and dramatist (1775–1818)"
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1775-07-09"
deathDate: "1818-05-14"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump