# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-robertson
# Generated: 2026-08-13T12:12:33.420Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-robertson"
name: "William Robertson"
slug: "william-robertson"
description: "William Robertson was a Scottish historian, cleric, and educator who served as Principal of the University of Edinburgh, Chaplain of Stirling Castle, and one of the King's Chaplains in Scotland."
tagline: "British historian, minister of religion, and principal of the University of Edinburgh (1721-1793)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/WilliamRobertsonColour.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
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  slug: "writers"
profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1721-09-19"
deathDate: "1793-06-11"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             14.16666666666667
  historical:           15.29399066666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "William Robertson"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump