Alexander Dalrymple

Alexander Dalrymple was a Scottish geographer, hydrographer, and publisher. He spent the greater part of his career with the British East India Company, starting as a writer in Madras at the age of 16.

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Who was born first?

• Alexander Dalrymple and Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux were born the same year
• Alexander Dalrymple was born 2 years after Tobias Furneaux
• Alexander Dalrymple was born 3 years after Daniel Boone
• Alexander Dalrymple was born 3 years before Jeanne Baret
• Alexander Dalrymple was born 3 years after Yves Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec

Timeline

1. Daniel BooneNovember 2, 1734 – September 26, 1820
2. Yves Joseph de Kerguelen-TrémarecFebruary 13, 1734 – March 3, 1797
3. Tobias FurneauxAugust 21, 1735 – September 18, 1781
4. Alexander Dalrymple (this page)July 24, 1737 – June 19, 1808
5. Antoine Bruni d'EntrecasteauxNovember 8, 1737 – July 1793
6. Jeanne BaretJuly 27, 1740 – August 5, 1807

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