Alexander Dalrymple
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 217 years ago |
| Date of birth | July 24,1737 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Born | New Halles |
| Edinburgh | |
| Date of died | June 19,1808 |
| Died | London |
| United Kingdom | |
| Parents | Sir James Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet |
| Grandparents | Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet |
| Great-grandparent | James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair |
| Job | Hydrographer |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society |
| Great grandparent | James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair |
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| ID | 1419179 |
Alexander Dalrymple Life story
Alexander Dalrymple FRS was a Scottish geographer and the first Hydrographer of the British Admiralty. He was the main proponent of the theory that there existed a vast undiscovered continent in the South Pacific, Terra Australis Incognita.
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