# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-skinner-cooper
# Generated: 2026-08-13T22:52:53.156Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/william-skinner-cooper"
name: "William Skinner Cooper"
slug: "william-skinner-cooper"
description: "William Skinner Cooper was an American ecologist. Cooper received his B.S. in 1906 from Alma College in Michigan. In 1909, he entered graduate school at the University of Chicago, where he studied with Henry Chandler Cowles, and completed his Ph.D. in 1911. His first major publication, \"The Climax Forest of Isle Royale, Lake Superior, and Its Development\" appeared in 1913."
tagline: "American botanist (1884–1978)"
gender: "male"
country:
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birthDate: "1884-08-25"
deathDate: "1978-10-08"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump