# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-schaus
# Generated: 2026-08-13T00:29:43.595Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-schaus"
name: "William Schaus"
slug: "william-schaus"
description: "William Schaus was an American entomologist who became known for his major contribution to the knowledge and description of new species of the Neotropical Lepidoptera."
tagline: "American entomologist (1858–1942)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/William_Schaus.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1858-01-11"
deathDate: "1942-06-20"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "ويليام ستشاوس"
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    title: "William Schaus"
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    title: "William Schaus"
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    title: "William Schaus"
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  - url: "https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Schaus"
    title: "William Schaus"
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  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Schaus"
    title: "William Schaus"
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    title: "Шаус, Уильям"
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  - url: "https://species.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Schaus"
    title: "William Schaus"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump