# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/tim-severin
# Generated: 2026-08-12T21:55:47.738Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/tim-severin"
name: "Tim Severin"
slug: "tim-severin"
description: "Timothy Severin was a British explorer, historian, and writer. Severin was noted for his work in retracing the legendary journeys of historical figures. Severin was awarded both the Founder's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society and the Livingstone Medal of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. He received the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award for his 1982 book The Sindbad Voyage."
tagline: "British explorer, historian, writer (1940-2020)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tim_Severin.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
birthDate: "1940-09-25"
deathDate: "2020-12-18"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             15.28368794326241
  historical:           15.15540666666667
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  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm10360504"
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    url:       "http://www.timseverin.net/"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump