# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/samuel-plimsoll
# Generated: 2026-08-13T21:05:51.085Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/samuel-plimsoll"
name: "Samuel Plimsoll"
slug: "samuel-plimsoll"
description: "Samuel Plimsoll was a British politician and social reformer, now best remembered for having devised the Plimsoll line. Its subsequent introduction in regulation resulted in a reduction of ship sinkings and a corresponding significant improvement in seafarer safety from the late 19th century onwards."
tagline: "British politician (1824-1898)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Samuel_Plimsoll.webp?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
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birthDate: "1824-02-10"
deathDate: "1898-06-03"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           14.31375466666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump