# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/robert-e-horton
# Generated: 2026-08-12T22:16:19.222Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/robert-e-horton"
name: "Robert E. Horton"
slug: "robert-e-horton"
description: "Robert Elmer Horton was an American hydrologist, geomorphologist, civil engineer, and soil scientist, considered by many to be the father of modern American hydrology. An eponymous medal is awarded by the American Geophysical Union (AGU) to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of hydrological geophysics. The AGU Hydrology section was formed largely due to his personal property that was bequeathed to AGU."
tagline: "United States hydrologist, soil scientist (1875-1945)"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
birthDate: "1875-05-18"
deathDate: "1945-04-22"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           42.25
  momentum:             15
  historical:           6.541253333333334
  currentAttention:     0.36
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  35
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Horton"
    title: "Robert E. Horton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AA_%D8%A5%D9%8A._%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86"
    title: "روبرت إي. هورتون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA_%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86"
    title: "رابرت اورت هورتون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Elmer_Horton"
    title: "Robert Elmer Horton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Horton"
    title: "Robert E. Horton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Horton"
    title: "Robert E. Horton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Elmer_Horton"
    title: "Robert Elmer Horton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2157012"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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