Auguste René Caillié (19 November 1799 – 17 May 1838) was a French explorer and the first European to return alive from the town of Timbuktu. Caillié had been preceded at Timbuktu by a British officer, Major Gordon Laing, who was murdered in September 1826 on leaving the city. Caillié was therefore the first to return alive.
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19 September 1799 Mauze-sur-le-Mignon, France
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Died |
17 May 1838 (aged 38) La Gripperie-Saint-Symphorien, France
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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