# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-isaac-thomas
# Generated: 2026-08-14T11:10:55.681Z

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name: "William Isaac Thomas"
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description: "William Isaac Thomas was an American sociologist, understood today as a key figure behind the theory of symbolic interactionism."
tagline: "American sociologist (1863-1947)"
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birthDate: "1863-08-13"
deathDate: "1947-12-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump