# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-molyneux
# Generated: 2026-08-13T13:06:33.913Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-molyneux"
name: "William Molyneux"
slug: "william-molyneux"
description: "William Molyneux FRS was an Anglo-Irish writer and philosopher. He is noted as a close friend of fellow philosopher John Locke, and for proposing Molyneux's problem, a thought experiment widely discussed."
tagline: "Irish natural philosopher and writer on politics"
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birthDate: "1656-04-17"
deathDate: "1698-10-11"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           9.61818
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump