Alexander Mackenzie

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Alexander_Mackenzie
GPTKB entity
AI-created image of Alexander Mackenzie
AI-created image
Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:birthDate 1764
gptkbp:birthPlace Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:deathDate 1820
gptkbp:deathPlace near Avoch, Scotland
gptkbp:employer gptkb:North_West_Company
gptkbp:explores gptkb:Mackenzie_River
gptkb:Peace_River
route to the Pacific Ocean
gptkbp:honor Mackenzie River named after him
Sir (knighted in 1802)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alexander Mackenzie
gptkbp:knownFor exploration of the Mackenzie River
first recorded transcontinental crossing of North America north of Mexico
gptkbp:nationality Scottish
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:explorer
fur trader
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Voyages_from_Montreal_on_the_River_St._Laurence_through_the_continent_of_North_America_to_the_Frozen_and_Pacific_Oceans_in_the_years_1789_and_1793
gptkbp:signature Alexander Mackenzie signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Geddes_Mackenzie
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Liberal_Party_of_Canada
gptkb:Mackenzie_River
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4