# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/robert-ricklefs
# Generated: 2026-08-13T03:19:16.751Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/robert-ricklefs"
name: "Robert Ricklefs"
slug: "robert-ricklefs"
description: "Robert Eric Ricklefs was an American ornithologist and ecologist. He was the Curators' Professor of Biology at the University of Missouri, St. Louis from 1996 until August 2019."
tagline: "American ornithologist"
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gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1943-06-06"
deathDate: "2026-06-07"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Robert E. Ricklefs"
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    title: "Robert E. Ricklefs"
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    title: "Robert Ricklefs"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Robert E. Ricklefs"
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    title: "Robert Ricklefs"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump