# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-pokhlyobkin
# Generated: 2026-08-15T02:09:23.783Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-pokhlyobkin"
name: "William Pokhlyobkin"
slug: "william-pokhlyobkin"
description: "William August Vasilyevich Pokhlyobkin was a Soviet and Russian historian specializing in Scandinavian studies, heraldry, and the diplomacy and international relations of Russia. He was also known as a geographer, journalist, and an expert on the history of Russian cuisine. As such, he authored numerous culinary books. His A History of Vodka has been translated into a number of languages, including English."
tagline: "Russian writer (1923–2000)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8f/PokhlebkinV.gif"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1923-08-20"
deathDate: "2000-03-22"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           49.93
  momentum:             0
  historical:           10.27723066666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Pohlöbkin Vil'jam"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "وليام بوكليوبكين"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wladimir_Wassiljewitsch_Pochljobkin"
    title: "Wladimir Wassiljewitsch Pochljobkin"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Pokhlyobkin"
    title: "William Pokhlyobkin"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Pojliobkin"
    title: "William Pojliobkin"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viljam_Vasziljevics_Pohljobkin"
    title: "Viljam Vasziljevics Pohljobkin"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D1%85%D0%BB%D1%91%D0%B1%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%8F%D0%BC_%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87"
    title: "Похлёбкин Вильям Васильевич"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viljamas_Pochliobkinas"
    title: "Viljamas Pochliobkinas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiljam_Pochlobkin"
    title: "Wiljam Pochlobkin"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Похлёбкин, Вильям Васильевич"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Pochljobkin"
    title: "William Pochljobkin"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D1%85%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%BD_%D0%92%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%8F%D0%BC_%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87"
    title: "Похльобкін Вільям Васильович"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump