# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/matthew-murray
# Generated: 2026-08-13T00:42:34.895Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/matthew-murray"
name: "Matthew Murray"
slug: "matthew-murray"
description: "Matthew Murray was an English steam engine and machine tool manufacturer, who designed and built the first commercially viable steam locomotive, the twin-cylinder Salamanca in 1812. He was an innovative designer in many fields, including steam engines, machine tools and machinery for the textile industry."
tagline: "British steam engine and machine tool engineer and manufacturer (1765-1826)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Murray_Matthew_from_Roe_1916.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1765"
deathDate: "1826-02-20"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           44.2
  momentum:             15
  historical:           6.347625333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Murray"
    title: "Matthew Murray"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Murray"
    title: "Matthew Murray"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Murray_(Ingenieur)"
    title: "Matthew Murray (Ingenieur)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Murray"
    title: "Matthew Murray"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Murray_(ingeniero)"
    title: "Matthew Murray (ingeniero)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Murray"
    title: "Matthew Murray"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC"
    title: "マシュー・マレー"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3299773"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump