Christopher McCandless
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Christopher McCandless was an American wanderer and idealist who abandoned his conventional life to travel across North America and ultimately live in the Alaskan wilderness, a journey later chronicled in the book and film "Into the Wild."
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American traveler
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adventurer ⓘ human ⓘ idealist ⓘ wanderer ⓘ |
| academicDegree | bachelor's degree in history and anthropology ⓘ |
| bookAuthorAbout | Jon Krakauer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | starvation ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1968-02-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1992-08-18 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Emory University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | McCandless NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Walt McCandless NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Christopher Johnson McCandless NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfActivity |
backpacking
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hitchhiking ⓘ wilderness living ⓘ |
| givenName | Christopher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Henry David Thoreau
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Jack London NERFINISHED ⓘ Leo Tolstoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
Into the Wild (book)
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Into the Wild (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
abandoning conventional life to travel across North America
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attempting to live self-sufficiently in the Alaskan wilderness ⓘ being the subject of the book "Into the Wild" ⓘ being the subject of the film "Into the Wild" ⓘ |
| mother | Billie McCandless NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | simple living ⓘ |
| nickname |
Alex Supertramp
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Alexander Supertramp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
abandoned his car in the desert after a flash flood
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donated most of his savings to charity after college graduation ⓘ lived for several months near the Stampede Trail in Alaska ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | El Segundo, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Stampede Trail, near Denali National Park, Alaska, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Emile Hirsch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Annandale, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Carine McCandless NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Into the Wild (book)
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Into the Wild (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traveledTo |
Alaska
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Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ California NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAsShelter | abandoned bus on the Stampede Trail ⓘ |
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