# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/matthias-petersen
# Generated: 2026-08-13T18:26:59.247Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/matthias-petersen"
name: "Matthias Petersen"
slug: "matthias-petersen"
description: "Matthias Petersen was a sea captain and whaler from Oldsum on the North Frisian island of Föhr. He became known for catching 373 whales throughout his career."
tagline: "German Ostfrysk whaler"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Grabstein_matthias_petersen.jpg/330px-Grabstein_matthias_petersen.jpg"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1632"
deathDate: "1706"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           40.83
  momentum:             1.065573770491803
  historical:           4.41458
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     30
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%86"
    title: "ماتياس بيترسن"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthias_Petersen"
    title: "Matthias Petersen"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthias_Petersen"
    title: "Matthias Petersen"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthias_Petersen"
    title: "Matthias Petersen"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthias_Petersen"
    title: "Matthias Petersen"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q91120"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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