# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/thomas-harrison-montgomery-jr
# Generated: 2026-08-15T01:26:59.658Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/thomas-harrison-montgomery-jr"
name: "Thomas Harrison Montgomery, Jr."
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description: "Thomas Harrison Montgomery Jr. was an American zoologist who made important contributions to cell biology–especially in chromosomes and their roles in sex determination–as well as the biology of birds and several groups invertebrates, naming many species of ribbon worms, rotifers, and spiders. He studied in Berlin before becoming a researcher and professor at the University of Pennsylvania, where he primarily worked until his death at the age of 39. In his short career he published 80 scientific papers and two books."
tagline: "American zoologist"
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gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1873-03-05"
deathDate: "1912-03-19"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             10
  historical:           4.60324
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  sourceConfidence:     30
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump