Historedia
Person

Alexander Gordon Laing

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1826

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Alexander Gordon Laing, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Alexander Gordon Laing reaches Timbuktu and is murdered

    1826

    Role: Explorer

    1. 18 August 1826 · TimbuktuArrival at Timbuktu

      Laing arrived in Timbuktu on 18 August 1826, facing hostility from the Fula chieftain Bello.

    2. 26 September 1826 · Unspecified location outside TimbuktuMurder at Timbuktu

      Laing was murdered on 26 September 1826, five weeks after departing Timbuktu.

Sources

  1. Alexander Gordon Laing Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-31