Percy Fawcett belongs to the record of exploration as a figure whose journeys changed what was known.
The record lists Percy Fawcett as British explorer, anthropologist and archaeologist (1867–1925).
Percy Fawcett was born at Torquay in 1867. His recorded nationality is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Nineteenth-century exploration turned inland - Africa, Asia and Australia - and was entangled from the start with empire, missions and the geographical societies that funded it.
He is recorded as explorer, anthropologist and archaeologist.
Exploration was always as much logistics as courage, and the logistics are what decided outcomes.
Recognition followed: Founder’s Medal, Distinguished Service Order, Inter-Allied Victory Medals and Victory Medal (United Kingdom).
Percy Fawcett died in 1925, aged 58. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Founder’s Medal
- Distinguished Service Order
- Inter-Allied Victory Medals
- Victory Medal (United Kingdom)
- Recorded as explorer, anthropologist and archaeologist
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