Alexander Gordon Laing
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 | |
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Journalist and explorer | |
| Born | 27 December 1794 Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain |
| Died | 26 September 1826 (aged 31) Araouane, Pashalik of Timbuktu |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
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