# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-loftus
# Generated: 2026-08-13T04:19:18.169Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/william-loftus"
name: "William Loftus"
slug: "william-loftus"
description: "William Kennett Loftus was a British geologist, naturalist, explorer and archaeological excavator. He discovered the ancient Sumerian city of Uruk in 1849."
tagline: "British archaeologist (1821-1858)"
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birthDate: "1821-11-13"
deathDate: "1858-11-27"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump