# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/theophilus-van-kannel
# Generated: 2026-08-14T17:15:28.768Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/theophilus-van-kannel"
name: "Theophilus Van Kannel"
slug: "theophilus-van-kannel"
description: "Theophilus Van Kannel was an American inventor, known for inventing the revolving door, patented on August 7, 1888."
tagline: "American engineer (1841–1919)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/PatentzeichnungStormDoor.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
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  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1841"
deathDate: "1919"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           10.94359333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "ثيوفيلوس فان كانل"
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    title: "Theophilus Van Kannel"
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    title: "Theophilus Van Kannel"
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  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theophilus_Van_Kannel"
    title: "Theophilus Van Kannel"
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    title: "Theophilus Van Kannel"
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    title: "Theophilus Van Kannel"
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    title: "Theophilus Van Kannel"
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    title: "Theophilus Van Kannel"
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    title: "Theophilus Van Kannel"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump