Percy Fawcett

About Percy Fawcett

South American explorer who vanished without a trace. He was an officer in the Royal Artillery before becoming an explorer.

Percy Harrison Fawcett is a British geographer, artillery officer, cartographer, archaeologist and British South American explorer. Fawcett went missing in 1925 on an expedition to find "Z" - his name for a lost ancient city that he and others believed existed in the Brazilian jungles.

Born	Percy Harrison Fawcett, August 18, 1867, Torquay, Devon, United Kingdom
Disappeared	29 May 1925 (aged), Mato Grosso, Brazil
Children	3
Occupation	Artillery officer, archaeologist, geologist, explorer

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Trivia

He set out on an expedition to find a lost city deep in the Brazilian wilderness, and that was the last anyone ever heard of him.

Percy Fawcett before fame

After several years in the army, he became dissatisfied with his situation and discovered that surveying was a better fit for him.

Achievement of Percy Fawcett

He started out on an expedition to uncover a hidden city deep in the Brazilian forest, and no one heard from him again.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Percy Fawcett family life

His son accompanied him on his journey and vanished as well.

Associations of Percy Fawcett

Although he perished in the Antarctic tundra, another notable explorer, John Franklin, vanished under strange circumstances.

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