Professor George Gammell Angell

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Professor George Gammell Angell is a fictional elderly linguistics and archaeology scholar from H. P. Lovecraft’s mythos, whose mysterious research into an occult cult helps uncover the cosmic horror surrounding Cthulhu.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
university professor
ageCharacteristic elderly
appearsIn The Call of Cthulhu NERFINISHED
associatedWith Cthulhu NERFINISHED
Cthulhu cult NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath mysterious circumstances
creator H. P. Lovecraft NERFINISHED
deathDescribedAs apparently accidental
documentTypeAssociated Angell papers NERFINISHED
employer Brown University NERFINISHED
evidenceCollectedFrom artists and sculptors with strange dreams
global news of earthquakes and disturbances
police reports about strange cult activities
familyName Angell NERFINISHED
fictionalStatus exists only within H. P. Lovecraft’s mythos
fieldOfWork archaeology
linguistics
fullName George Gammell Angell NERFINISHED
gender male
genre cosmic horror
givenName George NERFINISHED
influences understanding of the Cthulhu Mythos chronology
inUniverseReputation distinguished authority on ancient inscriptions
knownFor compiling notes and documents about Cthulhu
research into an occult Cthulhu cult
languageSpecialty Semitic languages
linkedTheme danger of forbidden knowledge
human insignificance before cosmic entities
literaryStyleContext weird fiction
mediumOfRecord manuscript notes
newspaper clippings
personal papers
narrativeRole investigator of occult phenomena
key source of information on Cthulhu cult
nationality American
occupation professor
plotFunction connects disparate clues about Cthulhu
positionHeld Professor of Semitic Languages
relationshipToFrancisWaylandThurston grand-uncle
relative Francis Wayland Thurston NERFINISHED
researchFocus global manifestations of a single occult cult
inscriptions and bas-reliefs related to Cthulhu
residence Providence, Rhode Island NERFINISHED
roleInTheCallOfCthulhu posthumous source whose papers drive the narrative
setting early 20th century
universe Cthulhu Mythos NERFINISHED

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The Call of Cthulhu hasCharacter Professor George Gammell Angell