# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/alexander-gordon-laing
# Generated: 2026-08-14T17:01:24.592Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/alexander-gordon-laing"
name: "Alexander Gordon Laing"
slug: "alexander-gordon-laing"
description: "Major Alexander Gordon Laing 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 five weeks after he departed Timbuktu."
tagline: "Scottish explorer"
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gender: "male"
birthDate: "1793-12-27"
deathDate: "1826-09-26"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump