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Alexander Mackenzie

1764 - 1820

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Sir Alexander Mackenzie (c. 1764 – 12 March 1820) was a Scottish-Canadian explorer and fur trader known for accomplishing the first crossing of North America north of Mexico by a European in 1793. The Mackenzie River and Mount Sir Alexander are named after him. As a leading member of the North West Company, he aspired to extend the Company's operations into western Canada and selling those furs in China. His hopes thus were intrusions on the monopoly positions of both the Hudson's Bay Company and the East India Company. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Mackenzie is the 191st most popular explorer, the 1,768th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,593rd in 2019) and the 29th most popular British Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Alexander Mackenzie ranks 191 out of 498. Before him are Matthew Flinders, John Marshall, Hanno the Navigator, James Bruce, Annie Londonderry, and Filipa Moniz Perestrelo. After him are Johann Anton Güldenstädt, Gaspar Corte-Real, Simon Fraser, Alexander Andreyevich Baranov, Rodrigo de Bastidas, and Nikolai Rezanov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1764, Alexander Mackenzie ranks 11. Before him are José Gervasio Artigas, Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, John Goodricke, Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet, Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and Fletcher Christian. After him are Nikolai Rezanov, Barbara von Krüdener, Johann Gottfried Schadow, Princess Maria Carolina of Savoy, Andrés Manuel del Río, and Sophie de Condorcet. Among people deceased in 1820, Alexander Mackenzie ranks 23. Before him are William Wyatt Bibb, Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange, Clement Mary Hofbauer, Levi Lincoln Sr., Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney, and Augustin Barruel. After him are Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark, Arthur Young, Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia, Gerhard von Kügelgen, Benjamin West, and Nguyễn Du.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alexander Mackenzie ranks 1,768 out of 8,785. Before him are John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan (1934), Allan Clarke (1946), Princess Augusta of Great Britain (1737), Nevil Maskelyne (1732), Robert Chambers (1802), and Patrick Geddes (1854). After him are John Graunt (1620), John Latham (1740), John Hunter (1728), Paul McGrath (1959), Rosamund Pike (1979), and Philip Sidney (1554).

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Among EXPLORERS In United Kingdom

Among explorers born in United Kingdom, Alexander Mackenzie ranks 29. Before him are Isabella Bird (1831), Martin Frobisher (1535), Edward Wilson (1872), Matthew Flinders (1774), John Marshall (1748), and James Bruce (1730). After him are Douglas Mawson (1882), John Rolfe (1585), Mark Sykes (1879), Richard Chancellor (1521), William Smith (1790), and Anthony Jenkinson (1529).

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