# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/solomon-schechter
# Generated: 2026-09-07T21:47:10.514Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/solomon-schechter"
name: "Solomon Schechter"
slug: "solomon-schechter"
description: "Solomon Schechter was a Moldavian-born British-American rabbi, academic scholar and educator, most famous for his roles as founder and president of the United Synagogue of America, president of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, and architect of American Conservative Judaism. He is an important figure in Jewish studies and Jewish history, particularly his study of the Cairo Geniza."
tagline: "Moldavian-born American rabbi and scholar (1847–1915)"
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country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1847-12-07"
deathDate: "1915-11-19"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  momentum:             4.2
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  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump