# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/willem-visser-t-hooft
# Generated: 2026-08-15T05:01:44.361Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/willem-visser-t-hooft"
name: "Willem Visser 't Hooft"
slug: "willem-visser-t-hooft"
description: "Willem Adolph Visser 't Hooft was a Dutch theologian who became the first secretary general of the World Council of Churches in 1948 and held this position until his retirement in 1966."
tagline: "Dutch theologian who became the first secretary general of the World Council of Churches in 1948 and held this position until his retirement in 1966"
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gender: "male"
category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1900-09-20"
deathDate: "1985-07-04"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  momentum:             0
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  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump