Percy Harrison Fawcett | |
|---|---|
 Fawcett in 1911 | |
| Born | Percy Harrison Fawcett 18 August 1867 |
| Disappeared | 29 May 1925 (aged 57) Mato Grosso, Brazil |
| Education | Newton Abbot Proprietary College |
| Occupation(s) | Artillery officer, archaeologist, geologist, explorer |
| Spouse |
Nina Agnes Paterson (m. 1901) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Edward Douglas Fawcett (brother) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1886–1910 c.1914–1919 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Unit | Royal Artillery |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order 3 × Mentioned in despatches |
Percy Harrison Fawcett DSO (18 August 1867 – disappeared 29 May 1925) was a British geographer, artillery officer, cartographer, archaeologist, and explorer of South America. Fawcett disappeared in 1925 (along with his eldest son, Jack, and one of Jack's friends, Raleigh Rimmel) during an expedition to find an ancient lost city which he and others believed existed in the Amazon rainforest.[1]
- ^ Heckenberger, Michael J. (2009). "Lost Cities of the Amazon". Scientific American. 301 (4): 64–71. Bibcode:2009SciAm.301d..64H. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1009-64 (inactive 17 September 2024). PMID 19780454. Archived from the original on 28 June 2024.
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