Alexander Mackenzie (explorer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alexander Mackenzie (explorer)

Scottish explorer

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1764

Place of Birth: Stornoway, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 12-Mar-1820

Profession: explorer

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Sir Alexander Mackenzie (or MacKenzie, Scottish Gaelic: Alasdair MacCoinnich; 1764 – 12 March 1820) was a Scottish explorer known for accomplishing the first east to west crossing of America north of Mexico in 1793, which preceded the more famous Lewis and Clark Expedition by 12 years.
The Mackenzie River is named after him, the longest river system in Canada and the second longest in North America.



Description	British painter
Date of birth/death	13 April 1769	7 January 1830
Location of birth/death	Bristol	London
Authority control	: Q312096 VIAF: 59122598 ISNI: 0000 0001 1473 2825 ULAN: 500022619 LCCN: n81008170 NLA: 35281740 WorldCat