# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-richardson-linton
# Generated: 2026-08-14T18:14:34.999Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-richardson-linton"
name: "William Richardson Linton"
slug: "william-richardson-linton"
description: "Rev. William Richardson Linton, Corpus Christi College, M.A., was an English botanist and vicar of the parish of Shirley, Derbyshire. He was regarded as one of the leading batologists of his day."
tagline: "Botanist and cleric (1850-1908)"
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birthDate: "1850-04-02"
deathDate: "1908-04-07"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
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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