# William Scoresby

> William Scoresby, known as "William Scoresby Junior" to distinguish him from his father, was an English whaler, Arctic explorer, scientist and clergyman.

*English Arctic explorer and whaler (1789–1857)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/william-scoresby

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** 1789-10-05
- **Died:** 1857-03-21
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 5.0 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 11.6 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [William Scoresby](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Scoresby)
- [ویلیام اسکورسبی](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%A7%D8%B3%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A8%DB%8C)
- [Уилям Скорсби](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BC_%D0%A1%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B1%D0%B8)
- [William Scoresby](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Scoresby)
- [William Scoresby](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Scoresby)
- [William Scoresby](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Scoresby)
- [William Scoresby](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Scoresby)
- [William Scoresby](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Scoresby)
- [William Scoresby](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Scoresby)
- [William Scoresby](https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Scoresby)
- [William Scoresby](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Scoresby)
- [William Scoresby](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Scoresby)
- [William Scoresby](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Scoresby)
- [Скорсби, Уильям](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B1%D0%B8%2C_%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%8F%D0%BC)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q969220)

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