Percy Fawcett
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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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Percy Fawcett canonical | 21 |
| Colonel Percy Fawcett | 1 |
| Percival Harrison Fawcett | 1 |
| Percy Fawcett's 1925 Amazon expedition | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Percy Fawcett Context triple: [Charlie Hunnam, characterPortrayed, Percy Fawcett]
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Hugo van Lawick
Hugo van Lawick was a Dutch wildlife filmmaker and photographer renowned for documenting African wildlife and extensively filming Jane Goodall’s chimpanzee research in Gombe.
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Robert Fairbanks
Robert Fairbanks was a member of the Fairbanks family, related to famed silent film star Douglas Fairbanks and associated with early Hollywood’s entertainment milieu.
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William Smith
William Smith was an 18th-century American minister and the father of Abigail Adams, who became the second First Lady of the United States.
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Henry Darwin Rogers
Henry Darwin Rogers was a 19th-century American geologist best known for directing the first geological survey of Pennsylvania and advancing the study of Appalachian geology.
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James Cook
James Cook was an 18th-century British naval captain and explorer renowned for his three Pacific voyages that mapped previously uncharted regions including Australia, New Zealand, and Hawaii.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Percy Fawcett Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Hugo van Lawick
Hugo van Lawick was a Dutch wildlife filmmaker and photographer renowned for documenting African wildlife and extensively filming Jane Goodall’s chimpanzee research in Gombe.
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B.
Robert Fairbanks
Robert Fairbanks was a member of the Fairbanks family, related to famed silent film star Douglas Fairbanks and associated with early Hollywood’s entertainment milieu.
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C.
William Smith
William Smith was an 18th-century American minister and the father of Abigail Adams, who became the second First Lady of the United States.
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D.
Henry Darwin Rogers
Henry Darwin Rogers was a 19th-century American geologist best known for directing the first geological survey of Pennsylvania and advancing the study of Appalachian geology.
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E.
James Cook
James Cook was an 18th-century British naval captain and explorer renowned for his three Pacific voyages that mapped previously uncharted regions including Australia, New Zealand, and Hawaii.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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archaeologist ⓘ cartographer ⓘ explorer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeYears | early 20th century ⓘ |
| allegedStatus | missing person ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1867-08-18 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Devon
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England ⓘ Torquay ⓘ England ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom
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| child |
Brian Fawcett
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Jack Fawcett ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1925-05-29 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Brazil
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Pantanal ⓘ
surface form:
Mato Grosso
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| educatedAt |
Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
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surface form:
Royal Military Academy Woolwich
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| explored |
Amazon rainforest
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Mato Grosso region of Brazil ⓘ |
| familyName | Fawcett ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
archaeology
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cartography ⓘ exploration ⓘ |
| fullName |
Percy Fawcett
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Percival Harrison Fawcett
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| givenName | Percival ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | myth of the Lost City of Z ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
The Lost City of Z
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surface form:
The Lost City of Z (2016 film)
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon ⓘ
surface form:
The Lost City of Z (book)
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| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | disappeared ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Geographical Society ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Royal Regiment of Artillery
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surface form:
Royal Artillery
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| notableFor |
expeditions into the Amazon rainforest
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mysterious disappearance in the Amazon ⓘ search for a lost ancient city in Brazil ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
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surface form:
the Lost City of Z
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| notableWork | Lost Trails, Lost Cities ⓘ |
| occupation |
archaeologist
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cartographer ⓘ explorer ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
boundary surveys between Bolivia and Brazil
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boundary surveys between Peru and Brazil ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Nina Agnes Paterson ⓘ |
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Referenced by (24)
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