# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-l-rowe
# Generated: 2026-08-13T11:01:54.229Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/william-l-rowe"
name: "William L. Rowe"
slug: "william-l-rowe"
description: "William Leonard Rowe was a professor of philosophy at Purdue University who specialized in the philosophy of religion. His work played a leading role in the \"remarkable revival of analytic philosophy of religion since the 1970s\". He was noted for his formulation of the evidential argument from evil."
tagline: "American philosopher (1931-2015)"
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birthDate: "1931-07-26"
deathDate: "2015-08-22"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump