# William Thoms

> William John Thoms was a British writer credited with coining the term "folklore" in 1846. Thoms' investigation of folklore and myth led to a later career of debunking longevity myths, and he was a pioneer demographer.

*British writer (1803–1885)*

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

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 1803-11-16
- **Died:** 1885-08-15
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 46.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 13.2 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [威廉·J·汤姆斯](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A8%81%E5%BB%89%C2%B7J%C2%B7%E6%B1%A4%E5%A7%86%E6%96%AF)
- [ويليام توماس](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B3)
- [Toms Uilyam](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toms_Uilyam)
- [Уилям Томс](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BC_%D0%A2%D0%BE%D0%BC%D1%81)
- [William Thoms](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Thoms)
- [William Thoms](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Thoms)
- [William Thoms](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Thoms)
- [ویلیام تامس](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B3)
- [ਵਿਲੀਅਮ ਜੇ ਥੋਮਸ](https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%B5%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%B2%E0%A9%80%E0%A8%85%E0%A8%AE_%E0%A8%9C%E0%A9%87_%E0%A8%A5%E0%A9%8B%E0%A8%AE%E0%A8%B8)
- [William Thoms](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Thoms)
- [William Thoms](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Thoms)
- [Томс, Уильям](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%BE%D0%BC%D1%81%2C_%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%8F%D0%BC)
- [William Thoms](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Thoms)
- [வில்லியம் ஜான் தாமஸ்](https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%9C%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%B8%E0%AF%8D)
- [విలియం జాన్ థామ్స్](https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%B5%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%B2%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%AF%E0%B0%82_%E0%B0%9C%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%A8%E0%B1%8D_%E0%B0%A5%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%AE%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B8%E0%B1%8D)
- [Вільям Томс](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%8F%D0%BC_%D0%A2%D0%BE%D0%BC%D1%81)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6208763)

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