# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-lewis-herndon
# Generated: 2026-08-15T05:06:29.848Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/william-lewis-herndon"
name: "William Lewis Herndon"
slug: "william-lewis-herndon"
description: "William Lewis Herndon was an American naval officer and explorer. In 1851 he led a United States expedition to the Valley of the Amazon, and prepared a report published in 1854 and distributed widely as Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon."
tagline: "American explorer (1813–1857)"
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country:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1813-10-25"
deathDate: "1857-09-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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ranks:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump