Percy Fawcett

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British Army officer archaeologist cartographer explorer human

Percy Fawcett was a British explorer and archaeologist famed for his expeditions into the Amazon rainforest and his mysterious disappearance while searching for a lost ancient city.

Aliases (1)

Percival Harrison Fawcett ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Army officer → archaeologist → cartographer → explorer → human →
activeYears	early 20th century →
allegedStatus	missing person →
birthDate	1867-08-18 →
birthPlace	Devon → England → Torquay → United Kingdom →
child	Brian Fawcett → Jack Fawcett →
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland →
deathDate	1925-05-29 →
deathPlace	Brazil → Mato Grosso →
educatedAt	Royal Military Academy Woolwich →
explored	Amazon rainforest → Mato Grosso region of Brazil →
familyName	Fawcett →
fieldOfWork	archaeology → cartography → exploration →
fullName	Percival Harrison Fawcett →
givenName	Percival →
hasInfluenced	myth of the Lost City of Z →
inspiredWork	The Lost City of Z (2016 film) → The Lost City of Z (book) →
languageSpoken	English →
mannerOfDeath	disappeared →
memberOf	Royal Geographical Society →
militaryBranch	Royal Artillery →
notableFor	expeditions into the Amazon rainforest → mysterious disappearance in the Amazon → search for a lost ancient city in Brazil →
notableIdea	the Lost City of Z →
notableWork	Lost Trails, Lost Cities →
occupation	archaeologist → cartographer → explorer → soldier →
participatedIn	boundary surveys between Bolivia and Brazil → boundary surveys between Peru and Brazil →
religion	Anglicanism →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Nina Agnes Paterson →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
The Lost City of Z → The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon →	mainCharacter
The Lost City of Z → The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon →	subject
Percival Fawcett →	alsoKnownAs
Lost Trails, Lost Cities →	author
Charlie Hunnam →	characterPortrayed
Lost Trails, Lost Cities →	featuresCharacter
Percy Fawcett ("Percival Harrison Fawcett") →	fullName
Fawcett →	hasNotableBearer
Lost Trails, Lost Cities →	mainSubject