# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-gell
# Generated: 2026-08-13T02:38:56.688Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-gell"
name: "William Gell"
slug: "william-gell"
description: "Sir William Gell FRS was a British classical archaeologist, Egyptologist, and illustrator. He published topographical illustrations of Troy and the surrounding area in 1804. He also published illustrations of the results of archaeological digs at Pompeii. His best-known work is Pompeiana; the Topography, Edifices and Ornaments of Pompeii, published between 1817 and 1832."
tagline: "English classical archaeologist and illustrator (1777-1836)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/WilliamGell.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "GB"
category:
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  slug: "academics"
profileType:
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  slug: "academic"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1777-04-01"
deathDate: "1836-02-04"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             7.03125
  historical:           10.47779066666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Γουίλλιαμ Τζελλ"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump