# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-johnson-sollas
# Generated: 2026-08-13T19:45:45.139Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-johnson-sollas"
name: "William Johnson Sollas"
slug: "william-johnson-sollas"
description: "William Johnson Sollas was a British geologist and anthropologist. After studying at the City of London School, the Royal College of Chemistry and the Royal School of Mines he matriculated to St. John's College, Cambridge, where he was awarded First Class Honours in geology. After some time spent as a University Extension lecturer he became lecturer in Geology and Zoology at University College, Bristol in 1879, where he stayed until he was offered the post of Professor of Geology at Trinity College Dublin. In 1897 he was offered the post of Professor of Geology at the University of Oxford, which he accepted."
tagline: "British geologist and anthropologist (1849 – 1936)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "GB"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1849-05-30"
deathDate: "1936-10-20"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  historical:           11.609828
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  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
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    title: "Уільям Джонсан Солас"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump