# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/wilhelm-pressel
# Generated: 2026-08-13T23:59:34.887Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/wilhelm-pressel"
name: "Wilhelm Pressel"
slug: "wilhelm-pressel"
description: "Wilhelm von Pressel (1821–1902) was a German official and railway engineer to the Ottoman Empire who attempted to acquire funding for the Baghdad Railway. His previous rail constructions included lines in the Balkans and across Europe. He believed himself a global citizen and is often called the \"Father of the Baghdad Railway\"."
tagline: "German official and railway engineer (1821–1902)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Wilhelm_Von_Pressel.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1821-10-28"
deathDate: "1902-05-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           37.39
  momentum:             0.202020202020202
  historical:           7.003636
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wilhelm_von_Pressel"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%84"
    title: "وليام بريسيل"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Pressel_(Eisenbahningenieur)"
    title: "Wilhelm Pressel (Eisenbahningenieur)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_von_Pressel"
    title: "Wilhelm von Pressel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_von_Pressel"
    title: "Wilhelm von Pressel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Pressel"
    title: "Wilhelm Pressel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_von_Pressel"
    title: "Wilhelm von Pressel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%2C_%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BC_%D1%84%D0%BE%D0%BD"
    title: "Прессель, Вильгельм фон"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2807815"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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