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Major Alexander Gordon Laing (27 December 1794 – 26 September 1826) was a Scottish explorer and the first European to reach Timbuktu, arriving there via the north-to-south route in August 1826. He was killed shortly after he departed Timbuktu, some five weeks later.
Alexander Gordon Laing (born Dec. 27, 1793, Edinburgh, Scot.—died Sept. 26, 1826, near Timbuktu, Fulani empire [now Timbuktu, Mali]) was a Scottish explorer of western Africa and the first European known to have reached the ancient city of Timbuktu.
Alexander Gordon Laing lived from 27 December 1794 to 26 September 1826. he was an explorer who is remembered as the first European to reach the city of Timbuktu from the north. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline. Laing was born in Edinburgh.
Alexander Gordon Laing (December 27, 1793 – September 26, 1826) was a Scottish explorer and army officer who contributed to mapping the source of the Niger River and was the first European in centuries to reach Timbuktu. He was murdered before he could return to Europe to claim the prize offered by the French Geographical Society.
LAING, ALEXANDER GORDON, whose name is so mournfully connected with the history of African discovery, was born at Edinburgh on the 27 th of December, 1793.
Feb 10, 2024 · Born in 1794, Alexander Gordon Laing was the first European to reach the city of Timbuktu (in what is now Mali), after one of the longest journeys ever made across the Sahara Desert. Shortly...
ALEXANDER GORDON LAING (1793-1826), Scottish explorer, the first European to reach Timbuktu, was born at Edinburgh on the 27th of December 1793. He was educated by his father, William Laing, a private teacher of classics, and at Edinburgh University.
Dec 23, 2018 · IN this week in 1793 one of Scotland ’s most intrepid explorers was born in Edinburgh. Major Alexander Gordon Laing would become famous in life and even more so after his death in Africa which, as we shall see, was almost predictable given his foolhardy courage.
Alexander Gordon Laing. Also known as Alexander Gordon Laing primary name: Laing, Alexander Gordon Details individual; military/naval; British; Male. Life dates 1793-1826. Biography British officer and explorer; killed on expedition to find the River Niger in 1826. 2 related objects. bridle; rein. Museum number Af.2772 | ...
Laing, Alexander Gordon, (1793-1826), African traveller This page summarises records created by this Person The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually...
