Alexine Tinne
Sign in to saveAlso known as Alexandrine Tinne, Alexandrine Pieternella Françoise Tinne, A. Tinne, A. P. F. Tinne, Alexandrine Petronella Francina Tinne (incorrect), Alexandrine Petronella Francisca Tinne (incorrect)
Dutch explorer in Africa and photographer (1835-1869)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1835-10-17 ) 17 October 1835, The Hague , Netherlands
- Died
- 1 August 1869 (1869-08-01) (aged 33), Tripolitania , Ottoman Empire
- Occupation
- Explorer
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Place of birth
- The Hague
- Place of death
- Libya
- Field of work
- travel
- Image
- Alexandrine Tinne gefotografeerd door Robert Jefferson Bingham.jpg
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- manner of death
- homicide
- Commons category
- Alexine Tinne
- date of birth
- 1835-01-01
- date of death
- 1869-01-01
- archives at
- Nationaal Archief
- has works in the collection
- Nationaal Archief
- P6944
- Alexine Tinne
- nickname
- Alexine
- collection items at
- Natural History Museum, Vienna
- Commons Creator page
- Alexine Tinne
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Encyclopedic overview
Alexandrine "Alexine" Pieternella Françoise Tinne (17 October 1835 – 1 August 1869) was a Dutch explorer in Africa who was the first European woman to attempt to cross the Sahara. She was an early photographer.
Early life
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