# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/thomas-clarkson
# Generated: 2026-08-12T23:13:16.947Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/thomas-clarkson"
name: "Thomas Clarkson"
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description: "Thomas Clarkson was an English abolitionist, and a leading campaigner against the slave trade in the British Empire. He helped found the Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade and helped achieve passage of the Slave Trade Act 1807, which ended British trade in slaves."
tagline: "English abolitionist (1760-1846)"
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gender: "male"
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1760-03-28"
deathDate: "1846-09-26"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump