# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-caxton
# Generated: 2026-08-13T11:56:41.003Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/william-caxton"
name: "William Caxton"
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description: "William Caxton was an English merchant, diplomat and writer. He is thought to be the first person to introduce a printing press into England in 1476, and as a printer to be the first English retailer of printed books."
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image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/William_caxton.jpg?width=1200"
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country:
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  isoCode: "GB"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1422"
deathDate: "1492"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump