# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-sherard
# Generated: 2026-08-14T04:32:07.691Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-sherard"
name: "William Sherard"
slug: "william-sherard"
description: "William Sherard was an English botanist who, alongside John Ray, was considered to be a highly notable English botanist of his day, though recognition of his work was hampered by his lower class origins."
tagline: "British botanist (1659-1728)"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
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  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1659-02-27"
deathDate: "1728-08-11"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0.3846153846153846
  historical:           15.47735866666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  45
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump