# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-henry-perkin-q165749
# Generated: 2026-08-15T05:22:53.398Z

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name: "William Henry Perkin"
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description: "Sir William Henry Perkin was an English chemist and entrepreneur best known for his serendipitous discovery of the first commercial synthetic organic dye, mauveine, made from aniline. Though he failed in trying to synthesise quinine for the treatment of malaria, he became successful in the field of dyes after his first discovery at the age of 18."
tagline: "British chemist known for his accidental discovery of the first synthetic dye (1838–1907)"
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birthDate: "1838-03-12"
deathDate: "1907-07-14"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump