# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/robert-henry-thurston
# Generated: 2026-08-13T21:34:17.238Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/robert-henry-thurston"
name: "Robert Henry Thurston"
slug: "robert-henry-thurston"
description: "Robert Henry Thurston was an American engineer, and the first professor of mechanical engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology."
tagline: "American mechanical engineer (1839-1903)"
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gender: "male"
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birthDate: "1839-10-25"
deathDate: "1903-10-25"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump