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Hace 3 días · Alexander Mackenzie, the fur trade's most celebrated explorer, became the first European to cross the continent overland in 1793. (As portrayed by Albert Schultz in Canada: A People's History)
In the 1950s and early 1960s Alexander Mackenzie was regarded as one of the most important of the St Ives group of UK artists - he was represented in London by Waddington Galleries [3 one-man exhibitions] and the prestigious Durlacher Bros. gallery in New York [2 one-man shows] who also represented Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth and John Wells.
7 de ene. de 2008 · Sir Alexander Mackenzie, commerçant de fourrures et explorateur, naît vers 1764 près de Stornoway, en Écosse, et décède le 12 mars 1820 près de Dunkeld, en Écosse. Alexander Mackenzie est l’un des plus grands explorateurs du Canada. Lors de deux voyages épiques qu’il a effectués pour la Compagnie du Nord-Ouest en 1789 et en 1793 ...
15 de feb. de 2016 · One of the greatest explorers of Canada and fur traders of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Sir Alexander Mackenzie advanced geographical knowledge and helped expand the most lucrative commerce of his day. In 1789, accompanied by Dene leader Aw-gee-nah, he became the first European explorer to reach the Arctic Ocean by paddling the ...
Sir Alexander MacKenzie (* 1764 in Stornoway, Äußere Hebriden; † 12. März 1820 in Mulinearn bei Dunkeld, Schottland) oder gälisch Alasdair MacCoinnich war ein schottisch-kanadischer Entdecker, der Expeditionen im Nordwesten Kanadas unternahm. Nach ihm ist der Fluss Mackenzie benannt. 1774 wanderte die Familie MacKenzie von Schottland nach ...
Born in Highland croft at the Pass Scotland in 1822, Mackenzie became a qualified stonemason and by the age of 20 had left his first home of the Church of Scotland and had become a dedicated Baptist. He was entranced by the promises of a visiting cabinet minister from Upper Canada, concerning the advantages and opportunities which the colonies ...
Alexander Mackenzie PC (January 28, 1822 – April 17, 1892) was a Canadian politician who served as the second prime minister of Canada, in office from 1873 to 1878. Mackenzie was born in Logierait, Perthshire, Scotland. He left school at the age of 13, following his father's death, to help his widowed mother, and trained as a stonemason.
