# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/phineas-quimby
# Generated: 2026-08-14T22:42:11.366Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/phineas-quimby"
name: "Phineas Quimby"
slug: "phineas-quimby"
description: "Phineas Parkhurst Quimby was an American folk healer, mentalist and mesmerist. His work is widely recognized as foundational to the New Thought spiritual movement."
tagline: "American writer (1802–1866)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1802-02-16"
deathDate: "1866-01-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  70
  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