# James Macdonald

> Major General Sir James Ronald Leslie Macdonald, was a British engineer, explorer, military officer and cartographer. Born in the Madras Presidency, he was a balloon observer as a young man, surveyed for railways in British India and East Africa, explored the upper Nile region, commanded balloon sections during the Second Boer War and Boxer Rebellion and led the British expedition to Tibet in 1903-1904.

*Scottish engineer, explorer and cartographer (1862-1927)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1862-02-08
- **Died:** 1927-06-27
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Major General Sir James Ronald Leslie Macdonald, was a British engineer, explorer, military officer and cartographer. Born in the Madras Presidency, he was a balloon observer as a young man, surveyed for railways in British India and East Africa, explored the upper Nile region, commanded balloon sections during the Second Boer War and Boxer Rebellion and led the British expedition to Tibet in 1903-1904.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 38.8
- **Momentum:** 6.5

## Sources
- [James Macdonald (British Army officer)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Macdonald_(British_Army_officer))
- [James Macdonald](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Macdonald)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6138675)

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