# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-frankena
# Generated: 2026-08-13T12:57:13.210Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/william-frankena"
name: "William Frankena"
slug: "william-frankena"
description: "William Klaas Frankena was an American moral philosopher. He was a member of the University of Michigan's department of philosophy for 41 years (1937–1978), and chair of the department for 14 years (1947–1961)."
tagline: "American philosopher (1908–1994)"
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birthDate: "1908-06-21"
deathDate: "1994-10-22"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump