# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/nathaniel-shaler
# Generated: 2026-08-13T05:23:52.415Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/nathaniel-shaler"
name: "Nathaniel Shaler"
slug: "nathaniel-shaler"
description: "Nathaniel Southgate Shaler was an American paleontologist and geologist who wrote extensively on the theological and scientific implications of the theory of evolution, whose work is now considered scientific racism."
tagline: "American paleontologist and geologist (1841–1906)"
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category:
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birthDate: "1841-02-20"
deathDate: "1906-04-10"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump