# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/thaddeus-cahill
# Generated: 2026-08-13T06:22:27.111Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/thaddeus-cahill"
name: "Thaddeus Cahill"
slug: "thaddeus-cahill"
description: "Thaddeus Cahill was a prominent American inventor of the early 20th century. He is widely credited with the invention of the first electromechanical musical instrument, which he dubbed the telharmonium."
tagline: "American inventor (1867–1934)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Thaddeus_Cahill.jpeg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
  slug: "scientist"
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birthDate: "1867-06-18"
deathDate: "1934-04-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             15
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Thaddeus Cahill"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump