# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-henry-edwards
# Generated: 2026-08-13T23:36:24.336Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-henry-edwards"
name: "William Henry Edwards"
slug: "william-henry-edwards"
description: "William Henry Edwards was an American businessman and entomologist. He was an industrial pioneer in the coalfields of West Virginia, opening some of the earliest mines in the southern part of the state. He was also a prominent naturalist specializing in the study of butterflies. He wrote The Butterflies of North America, a three-volume treatise that is highly regarded for its scholarship and the quality of its illustrations."
tagline: "American entomologist, historian and businessperson (1822–1909)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/WHEdwards.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1822-03-15"
deathDate: "1909-04-04"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           43.82
  momentum:             5.810831902606525
  historical:           10.67365066666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "William Henry Edwards"
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    title: "William Henry Edwards"
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    title: "William Henry Edwards"
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    title: "William Henry Edwards"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump