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John MacGregor
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Within Vinony's link graph, John MacGregor is referenced by 49 other articles, and connects out to Jordan River, Gravesend and Egypt.
It sits within the topics 1825 births, 1892 deaths and 19th-century British travel writers.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 49
Top works
- Thousand Miles in the Rob Roy Canoe
- Thousand Miles in the Rob Roy Canoe on Rivers and Lakes of Europe (1866)
- Rob Roy on the Jordan - a Canoe Cruise in Palestine and Egypt, and the Waters of Damascus
- Rob Roy on the Jordan, Nile, Red Sea, and Gennesareth, etc. a Canoe Cruise in Palestine and Egypt, and the Waters of Damascus
- Our Brothers and Cousins
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Group
- Origin
- United States
- Active to
- 2005
Discography
- Beat Camp Tactics2002
- Scatterbrain2003
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 8
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Gravesend
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- Trinity College
- Sport
- shooting sports
- Image
- Captured on the Jordan by Arabs of Hooleh. ii 001.jpg
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1825-01-24
- date of death
- 1892-07-16
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- different from
- John MacGregor, Baron MacGregor of Pulham Market
- Commons category
- John MacGregor (sportsman)
Sources (1)
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Article · Français
John MacGregor (1825-1892), surnommé « Rob Roy », est un avocat, explorateur, écrivain et philanthrope écossais. Il est souvent considéré comme le créateur des premiers canoë à voile, et comme la personne qui a popularisé la pratique sportive du canoë en Europe et aux États-Unis. En 1866, il a fondé le (en) (RCC) britannique, premier club de canoë-kayak du monde. Il était également artiste et il a dessiné toutes les illustrations de ses livres de voyage.
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