Samuel Fritz
Czech traveller, cartographer, Christian missionary and Roman Catholic priest · Religious Figures · Lived 1654 to 1725 · aged 70
Samuel Fritz SJ was a Bohemian Jesuit missionary, noted for his exploration of the Amazon River and its basin. He spent most of his life preaching to Indigenous communities in the western Amazon region, including the Omaguas, the Yurimaguas, the Aisuare, the Ibanomas, and the Ticunas.
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In 1707 he produced the first accurate map of the Amazon River, establishing as its source the Marañón.
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1654 to 1725 · aged 70
