# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-h-emory
# Generated: 2026-08-13T23:41:02.936Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-h-emory"
name: "William H. Emory"
slug: "william-h-emory"
description: "William Hemsley Emory was a prominent American surveyor and civil engineer of the 19th century. As an officer in the U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers he specialized in mapping the United States border, including the Texas–Mexico border, and the Gadsden Purchase border, 1844–1855, and published lasting scientific reports on the border region."
tagline: "Union Army general (1811-1887)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1811-09-07"
deathDate: "1887-12-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  sourceConfidence:     60
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  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump