"Simon Fraser The second"@en . "1862Z"^^ . "British explorer" . . . "1775-05-20Z"^^ . "1862-08-18Z"^^ . . . "1775Z"^^ . "Fraser, Simon"@en . "1776-05-20Z"^^ . "Simon Fraser (20 May 1776 \u2013 18 August 1862) was a British fur trader and an explorer who charted much of what is now the Canadian province of British Columbia (B.C.). He also built the first European settlement in B.C.. Fraser was employed by the Montreal-based North West Company. By 1805, he had been put in charge of all the company's operations west of the Rocky Mountains."@en . . . "1776Z"^^ .