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Caillié, René
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
French traveller in Africa, born in Poitou, the first European to penetrate as far as Timbuctoo, in Central Africa, which he did in 1828; the temptation was a prize of 10,000 marks offered by the Geographical Society of Paris, which he received with a pension of 1000 besides (1799-1839).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Caillié, René'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/c/cailli-ren.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.