# Lafayette Bunnell

> Lafayette Houghton Bunnell was an American medical doctor, writer, and explorer. He is most well known for his involvement with the Mariposa Battalion, the first non-Indians to enter Yosemite Valley, and his book Discovery of the Yosemite and the Indian War of 1851. Bunnell led the battalion members in a vote to name the valley, and for this reason he is often credited as the person who named Yosemite. He was also a soldier and surgeon in the United States war with Mexico and the Civil War.

*American physician, explorer, and writer (1824-1903)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1824-03-13
- **Died:** 1903-07-21
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 46.1 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 6.4 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Lafayett Bunnell](https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafayett_Bunnell)
- [لافاييت بانل](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%8A%D8%AA_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%84)
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- [Lafayette Bunnell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafayette_Bunnell)
- [لافایت بانل](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AA_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%84)
- [Lafayette H. Bunnell](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafayette_H._Bunnell)
- [Lafayette Bunnell](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lafayette_Bunnell)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6471369)

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