# William Birney

> William Birney was an American professor, Union Army general during the American Civil War, attorney and author. An ardent abolitionist, he was noted for encouraging thousands of free black men to join the Union army.

*Union Army general and lawyer (1819-1907)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1819-05-28
- **Died:** 1907-08-14
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 4.4 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.0 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 24.4 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [ويليام بيرني](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%86%D9%8A)
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- [Бирни, Уильям](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B8%2C_%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%8F%D0%BC)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2578049)

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