William Dyer

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William Dyer is the fictional geologist and Miskatonic University professor who recounts the disastrous Antarctic expedition in H. P. Lovecraft’s novella "At the Mountains of Madness."

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William Dyer canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
affiliation Miskatonic University Antarctic expedition ⓘ
appearsIn At the Mountains of Madness ⓘ
appearsInPublication Astounding Stories (serialized form of At the Mountains of Madness) ⓘ
associatedWith Danforth ⓘ
Elder Things ⓘ
Miskatonic University ⓘ
Shoggoths ⓘ
basedIn Arkham, Massachusetts (fictional) ⓘ
creator H. P. Lovecraft ⓘ
describedAs cautious and rational observer ⓘ
middle-aged scientist ⓘ
employer Miskatonic University ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Cthulhu Mythos ⓘ
fieldOfWork geology ⓘ
firstAppearance At the Mountains of Madness ⓘ
genre cosmic horror ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
literaryPeriod Weird fiction of the early 20th century ⓘ
medium novella ⓘ
motivation to warn others against further exploration of Antarctica ⓘ
narrativeRole first-person narrator ⓘ
narratorOf At the Mountains of Madness ⓘ
nationality American (fictional) ⓘ
occupation geologist ⓘ
university professor ⓘ
role leader of Miskatonic University Antarctic expedition ⓘ
survivor of Antarctic expedition ⓘ
settingOfActivity Antarctica (fictionalized) ⓘ

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