# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/vera-katharine-charles
# Generated: 2026-08-15T07:25:28.923Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/vera-katharine-charles"
name: "Vera Katharine Charles"
slug: "vera-katharine-charles"
description: "Vera Katherine Charles (1877–1954) was an American mycologist. She was one of the first women to be appointed to professional positions within the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Charles coauthored several articles on mushrooms while working for the USDA."
tagline: "American mycologist (1877-1954)"
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gender: "female"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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birthDate: "1877-06-24"
deathDate: "1954-11-02"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump