Auguste René Caillié 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.... Wikipedia
Born: November 19, 1799, Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon, France
Died: May 17, 1838 (age 38 years), La Gripperie-Saint-Symphorien, France
Children: 4
Nationality: French
Parents: Élizabeth Lépine and François Caillé
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