# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-elford-leach
# Generated: 2026-08-15T10:19:36.639Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/william-elford-leach"
name: "William Elford Leach"
slug: "william-elford-leach"
description: "William Elford Leach was an English zoologist and marine biologist."
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birthDate: "1790-02-02"
deathDate: "1836-08-25"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump