# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-booth
# Generated: 2026-08-12T19:18:41.832Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/william-booth"
name: "William Booth"
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description: "William Booth was an English Methodist preacher who, along with his wife, Catherine, founded the Salvation Army and became its first General (1878–1912). This Christian movement, founded in 1865, has a quasi-military structure and government and has spread from London to many parts of the world. It is one of the largest distributors of humanitarian aid."
tagline: "British Methodist preacher (1829-1912)"
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birthDate: "1829-04-10"
deathDate: "1912-08-20"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump