# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-of-wykeham
# Generated: 2026-08-15T22:42:46.871Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-of-wykeham"
name: "William of Wykeham"
slug: "william-of-wykeham"
description: "William of Wykeham was Bishop of Winchester and Chancellor of England. He founded New College, Oxford, and New College School in 1379, and founded Winchester College in 1382. He was also the clerk of works when much of Windsor Castle was built."
tagline: "Bishop of Winchester; Lord Privy Seal of England; Lord Chancellor of England (1324-1404)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/WilliamOfWykeham.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "architects"
profileType:
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  slug: "architect"
birthDate: "1324"
deathDate: "1404-09-27"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0.1066666666666667
  historical:           10.53488666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: 246
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    title: "威克姆的威廉"
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    title: "William o Wykeham"
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  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_von_Wykeham"
    title: "William von Wykeham"
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  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_di_Wykeham"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump