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Christopher McCandless
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American hiker and explorer (1968–1992)
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Christopher McCandless was an American explorer, diarist, and traveler. Born in El Segundo in 1968, he was educated at Emory University. He wrote in English and used the pseudonym Alexander Supertramp. His works include *Back To The Wild*.
McCandless died on August 18, 1992, at Stampede Trail. The cause of his death was starvation, classified as an accidental death. He left behind the quote, "I HAVE HAD A HAPPY LIFE AND THANK THE LORD. GOODBYE AND MAY GOD BLESS All!"
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Key facts
- Born
- Christopher Johnson McCandless , ( 1968-02-12 ) February 12, 1968, El Segundo, California , U.S.
- Died
- c. August 1992 (aged 24), Stampede Trail , Alaska , U.S.
- Cause of death
- Starvation
- Body discovered
- September 6, 1992
- Other name
- Alexander Supertramp
- Education
- Wilbert Tucker Woodson High School
- Alma mater
- Emory University ( BA )
- Parents
- Walt McCandless (father) Billie McCandless (mother)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- El Segundo
- Place of death
- Stampede Trail
- Occupation
- traveler
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
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- date of birth
- 1968-02-12
- date of death
- 1992-08-18
- Commons category
- Christopher McCandless
- name in native language
- Christopher Johnson McCandless
- manner of death
- accidental death
- pseudonym
- Alexander Supertramp
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Christopher Johnson McCandless (/məˈkændlɪs/; February 12, 1968 – c. August 1992), also known by his pseudonym "Alexander Supertramp", was an American adventurer who sought an increasingly nomadic lifestyle as he grew up.
After graduating from Emory University in Georgia in 1990, McCandless traveled across North America and eventually hitchhiked to Alaska in April 1992. There, he entered the Alaskan bush with minimal supplies, hoping to live simply off the land. On the eastern bank of the Sushana River, McCandless found an abandoned bus, Fairbanks Bus 142, which he used as a makeshift shelter until his death. In September, his body, weighing only 67 pounds (30 kg), was found inside the bus by a hunter. McCandless's cause of death was officially ruled to be starvation, although the exact circumstances relating to his death remain the subject of some debate.
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