Percy Fawcett

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Percy Fawcett was a British explorer and archaeologist famed for his expeditions into the Amazon rainforest and his mysterious disappearance while searching for a lost ancient city.

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instanceOf British Army officer
archaeologist
cartographer
explorer
human
activeYears early 20th century
allegedStatus missing person
birthDate 1867-08-18
birthPlace Devon
England
Torquay
United Kingdom
linked to: England
child Brian Fawcett
Jack Fawcett
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
deathDate 1925-05-29
deathPlace Brazil
Mato Grosso
linked to: Pantanal
educatedAt Royal Military Academy Woolwich
explored Amazon rainforest
Mato Grosso region of Brazil
familyName Fawcett
fieldOfWork archaeology
cartography
exploration
fullName Percival Harrison Fawcett
linked to: Percy Fawcett
givenName Percival
hasInfluenced myth of the Lost City of Z
inspiredWork The Lost City of Z (2016 film)
linked to: The Lost City of Z

The Lost City of Z (book)
languageSpoken English
mannerOfDeath disappeared
memberOf Royal Geographical Society
militaryBranch Royal Artillery
notableFor expeditions into the Amazon rainforest
mysterious disappearance in the Amazon
search for a lost ancient city in Brazil
notableIdea the Lost City of Z
notableWork Lost Trails, Lost Cities
occupation archaeologist
cartographer
explorer
soldier
participatedIn boundary surveys between Bolivia and Brazil
boundary surveys between Peru and Brazil
religion Anglicanism
sexOrGender male
spouse Nina Agnes Paterson

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Charlie Hunnam characterPortrayed Percy Fawcett
The Lost City of Z mainCharacter Percy Fawcett
The Lost City of Z subject Percy Fawcett
Percy Fawcett fullName Percival Harrison Fawcett
linked to: Percy Fawcett
Fawcett hasNotableBearer Percy Fawcett
Lost Trails, Lost Cities author Percy Fawcett
Lost Trails, Lost Cities mainSubject Percy Fawcett
Percival Fawcett alsoKnownAs Percy Fawcett
subject linked to: Percival
Brazilian Adventure featuresCharacter Percy Fawcett
Brazilian Adventure describesSearchFor Colonel Percy Fawcett
linked to: Percy Fawcett
Jack Fawcett father Percy Fawcett
Jack Fawcett relative Percy Fawcett
Jack Fawcett participantIn Percy Fawcett's 1925 Amazon expedition
linked to: Percy Fawcett
Jack Fawcett notableRelative Percy Fawcett
Brian Fawcett father Percy Fawcett
Brian Fawcett wroteAbout Percy Fawcett
Brian Fawcett relative Percy Fawcett
Nina Agnes Paterson spouse Percy Fawcett
City of Z associatedWith Percy Fawcett
City of Z soughtBy Percy Fawcett
City of Z notableExpeditionLeader Percy Fawcett