# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-thomas-stead
# Generated: 2026-08-13T04:11:41.228Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/william-thomas-stead"
name: "William Thomas Stead"
slug: "william-thomas-stead"
description: "William Thomas Stead was an English newspaper editor who, as a pioneer of investigative journalism, became a controversial figure of the Victorian era. Stead published a series of hugely influential campaigns whilst editor of The Pall Mall Gazette, including his 1885 series of articles, The Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon. These were written in support of a bill, later dubbed the \"Stead Act\", that raised the age of consent from 13 to 16."
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birthDate: "1849-07-05"
deathDate: "1912-04-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump