# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-pearson
# Generated: 2026-08-12T21:58:26.578Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-pearson"
name: "William Pearson"
slug: "william-pearson"
description: "William Pearson was an English schoolmaster, astronomer, and a founder of the Astronomical Society of London. He authored Practical Astronomy."
tagline: "English schoolmaster and astronomer (1767-1847)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "GB"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1767-04-23"
deathDate: "1847-09-06"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             4.615384615384616
  historical:           7.20342
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
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    title: "Вільям Пірсон"
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    title: "William Pearson (astronomer)"
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  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Pearson_(astronome)"
    title: "William Pearson (astronome)"
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    title: "William Pearson"
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    title: "Пирсон, Уильям"
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    title: "William Pearson (astronom)"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump