Hugh Glass

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Hugh Glass was a 19th-century American frontiersman and fur trapper famed for surviving a brutal grizzly bear attack and an arduous journey of hundreds of miles to safety.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf frontiersman
fur trapper
mountain man
person
activeIn early 19th century
associatedWith Fort Kiowa
Grand River
Great Plains
Rocky Mountains
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth circa 1783
dateOfDeath 1833
employer Rocky Mountain Fur Company
ethnicGroup American of European descent
gender male
hasLegendaryStatus American frontier folklore
hasReputation extraordinary endurance
survival against extreme odds
historicalEra Old West
surface form: American Old West
inspiredWork The Revenant
surface form: The Revenant (2015 film)

The Revenant
surface form: The Revenant (novel)
knownAs Hugh Glass
languageSpoken English
mannerOfDeath killed in an Arikara attack
notableFor crawling and walking for weeks despite severe injuries
surviving a grizzly bear attack in 1823
trekking hundreds of miles to safety after being left for dead
occupation explorer
frontiersman
fur trapper
hunter
participatedIn American fur trade
placeOfBirth Pennsylvania
placeOfDeath near the Yellowstone River, present-day Montana
placeOfEvent near the Grand River, present-day South Dakota
portrayedBy Leonardo DiCaprio
subjectOf articles
films
numerous books
survived grizzly bear attack
traveledDistance approximately 200–250 miles after the bear attack
traveledOnFoot to Fort Kiowa
wasLeftForDeadBy Jim Bridger
John Fitzgerald
yearOfEvent 1823 grizzly bear attack

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Hugh Glass knownAs Hugh Glass
The Revenant mainCharacter Hugh Glass
Leonardo DiCaprio portrayed Hugh Glass