# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-richard-scott
# Generated: 2026-08-14T01:01:19.546Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/william-richard-scott"
name: "William Richard Scott"
slug: "william-richard-scott"
description: "William Richard Scott is an American sociologist, and Emeritus Professor at Stanford University, specialised in institutional theory and organisation science. He is known for his research on the relation between organizations and their institutional environments."
tagline: "American sociologist"
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birthDate: "1932-12-18"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump