# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/vilhelm-thomsen
# Generated: 2026-08-13T11:50:38.542Z

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name: "Vilhelm Thomsen"
slug: "vilhelm-thomsen"
description: "Vilhelm Ludwig Peter Thomsen was a Danish linguist and Turkologist. He successfully deciphered the Turkic Orkhon inscriptions which were discovered during the expedition of Nikolai Yadrintsev in 1889."
tagline: "Danish linguist (1842-1927)"
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birthDate: "1842-01-25"
deathDate: "1927-05-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump