Percival

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Percival is the given name of British explorer Percy Fawcett, famed for his expeditions in the Amazon and the legend of the lost city of "Z."

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Percival canonical 3
Sir Percival 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British person
explorer
human
alsoKnownAs Percy Fawcett
conflict World War I
surface form: First World War
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
employer Royal Geographical Society
fieldOfWork Amazon exploration
exploration
gender male
genre exploration literature
givenName Percival self-linksurface differs
hasParticularInterest ancient civilizations
lost cities
inspiredWork The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
surface form: The Lost City of Z

The Lost City of Z
surface form: The Lost City of Z (2016 film)

various adventure novels and characters
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Royal Geographical Society
militaryBranch British Army
notableFor disappearance during an Amazon expedition
expeditions in the Amazon rainforest
search for the lost city of Z
notableWork Manuscripts and reports on Amazon expeditions
occupation archaeologist
cartographer
explorer
placeOfActivity Amazon rainforest
Brazil
South America

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Percy Fawcett givenName Percival
Arthur Percival familyName Percival
King Arthur's court hasMember Percival
this entity surface form: Sir Percival
Percival givenName Percival self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Percival Fawcett