# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/mortimer-durand
# Generated: 2026-08-13T15:24:28.061Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/mortimer-durand"
name: "Mortimer Durand"
slug: "mortimer-durand"
description: "Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, was a British diplomat and member of the Indian Civil Service. He is best-known as the namesake for the Durand Line, which serves as the international border between Afghanistan and Pakistan."
tagline: "British diplomat (1850-1924)"
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1850-02-14"
deathDate: "1924-06-08"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
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  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump