# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/wilhelm-julius-foerster
# Generated: 2026-08-14T18:55:43.301Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/wilhelm-julius-foerster"
name: "Wilhelm Julius Foerster"
slug: "wilhelm-julius-foerster"
description: "Wilhelm Julius Foerster was a German astronomer. His name can also be written Förster, but is usually written \"Foerster\" even in most German sources where 'ö' is otherwise used in the text."
tagline: "German astronomer (1832–1921)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Wilhelm_Julius_Foerster.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Germany"
  isoCode: "DE"
category:
  name: "Scientists"
  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1832-12-16"
deathDate: "1921-01-18"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           51.26
  momentum:             4.64788732394366
  historical:           19.28221866666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A8%81%E5%BB%89%C2%B7%E5%B0%A4%E5%88%A9%E4%B9%8C%E6%96%AF%C2%B7%E5%BC%97%E5%B0%94%E6%96%AF%E7%89%B9"
    title: "威廉·尤利乌斯·弗尔斯特"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%87%D9%84%D9%85_%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B3_%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1"
    title: "فيلهلم يوليوس فورستر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%87%D9%84%D9%85_%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B3_%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1"
    title: "فيلهلم يوليوس فورستر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilhelm_Yulius_F%C3%B6rster"
    title: "Vilhelm Yulius Förster"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Foerster"
    title: "Wilhelm Foerster"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92%CE%AF%CE%BB%CF%87%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%BC_%CE%A6%CE%AD%CF%81%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%81"
    title: "Βίλχελμ Φέρστερ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Julius_Foerster"
    title: "Wilhelm Julius Foerster"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Julius_Foerster"
    title: "Wilhelm Julius Foerster"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Foerster"
    title: "Wilhelm Foerster"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Foerster"
    title: "Wilhelm Foerster"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8E%D5%AB%D5%AC%D5%B0%D5%A5%D5%AC%D5%B4_%D5%96%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%80%D5%BD%D5%A9%D5%A5%D6%80"
    title: "Վիլհելմ Ֆյորսթեր"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Foerster"
    title: "Wilhelm Foerster"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Julius_Foerster"
    title: "Wilhelm Julius Foerster"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AB%E3%83%98%E3%83%AB%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC"
    title: "ヴィルヘルム・フェルスター"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulielmus_Iulius_Foerster"
    title: "Gulielmus Iulius Foerster"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Foerster"
    title: "Wilhelm Foerster"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Foerster"
    title: "Wilhelm Foerster"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Julius_Foerster"
    title: "Wilhelm Julius Foerster"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Foerster"
    title: "Wilhelm Foerster"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Julius_F%C3%B6rster"
    title: "Wilhelm Julius Förster"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Julius_Foerster"
    title: "Wilhelm Julius Foerster"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%91%D1%80%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%2C_%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BC_%D0%AE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%83%D1%81"
    title: "Фёрстер, Вильгельм Юлиус"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Foerster"
    title: "Wilhelm Foerster"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BC_%D0%A4%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80"
    title: "Вільгельм Ферстер"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77029"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump