Percival Harrison Fawcett

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Percival Harrison Fawcett was a British geographer, artillery officer, and famed explorer of South America who disappeared in 1925 while searching for a lost ancient city in the Amazon.

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instanceOf artillery officer
explorer
geographer
human
birthDate 1867-08-18
birthPlace Devon NERFINISHED
England
Torquay NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath disappeared
child Brian Fawcett NERFINISHED
Jack Fawcett NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1925-05-29
circa 1925-05
disappeared 1925
disappearedIn Amazon rainforest NERFINISHED
Brazil NERFINISHED
educatedAt Royal Military Academy, Woolwich NERFINISHED
employer Royal Geographical Society NERFINISHED
familyName Fawcett NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork cartography
exploration of South America
genre travel writing
givenName Percival NERFINISHED
hasOccupation writer
inspired myths of the Lost City of Z
inspiredBy legends of a lost city in the Amazon
knownFor disappearance in the Amazon in 1925
exploration of the Amazon rainforest
search for a lost ancient city in Brazil
languageSpoken English
memberOf Royal Geographical Society NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Royal Artillery NERFINISHED
militaryRank lieutenant colonel
name Percival Harrison Fawcett NERFINISHED
nationality British
notableWork Lost Trails, Lost Cities NERFINISHED
occupation artillery officer
explorer
geographer
parent Edward Boyd Fawcett NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Brazil NERFINISHED
Mato Grosso NERFINISHED
religion Theosophy NERFINISHED
spouse Nina Agnes Paterson NERFINISHED
subjectOf The Lost City of Z NERFINISHED

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Nina Agnes Paterson spouseFullName Percival Harrison Fawcett