# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ruth-patrick
# Generated: 2026-08-12T22:46:24.048Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/ruth-patrick"
name: "Ruth Patrick"
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description: "Ruth Myrtle Patrick was an American botanist and limnologist specializing in diatoms and freshwater ecology. She authored more than 200 scientific papers, developed ways to measure the health of freshwater ecosystems and established numerous research facilities."
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birthDate: "1907-11-26"
deathDate: "2013-09-23"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump