# Marcus Whitman

> Marcus Whitman was an American physician and missionary. He is most well known for leading American settlers across the Oregon Trail, unsuccessfully attempting to Christianize the Cayuse Indians, and was subsequently killed by the Cayuse Indians in an event known as the 1847 Whitman massacre, over a misunderstanding, resulting in the beginning of the Cayuse War (1847-1855).

*American physician and Oregon missionary (1802-1847)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1802-09-04
- **Died:** 1847-11-29
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 47.4 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 9.0 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 55.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Marcus Whitman](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Whitman)
- [ماركوس ويتمان](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B3_%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86)
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- [Marcus Whitman](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Whitman)
- [マーカス・ホイットマン](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9B%E3%82%A4%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q979972)

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