# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-boyd-dawkins
# Generated: 2026-08-14T10:31:58.539Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-boyd-dawkins"
name: "William Boyd Dawkins"
slug: "william-boyd-dawkins"
description: "Sir William Boyd Dawkins was a British geologist and archaeologist. He was a member of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, Curator of the Manchester Museum and Professor of Geology at Owens College, Manchester. He is noted for his research on fossils and the antiquity of man. He was involved in many projects including a tunnel under the Humber, a Channel Tunnel attempt and the proving of coal under Kent."
tagline: "Welsh geologist, paleontologist and archaeologist (1837–1929)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/William_Boyd_Dawkins.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "GB"
category:
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  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1837-12-26"
deathDate: "1929-01-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  historical:           8.541253333333334
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  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump