About Alexandre Vaudey
Lived 1818 – 1854 (aged 35–36). Alexandre Vaudey was a French explorer and drug trafficker.
Alexandre Vaudey (14 July 1815 – 5 April 1854) was a Savoyard explorer and trader active in Egypt and Sudan. He served as Sardinian proconsul at Khartoum and was a member of the Société de Géographie of Paris and a corresponding member of the Royal Geographical Society of London.
Biography Alexandre Vaudey was born in 1815 in the town of Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne, in the Maurienne valley, then part of the Duchy of Savoy. In 1852, he became Sardinian proconsul at Khartoum.
He was a member of the Société de Géographie of Paris and a corresponding member of the Royal Geographical Society of London.
Vaudey was killed during an expedition on 5 April 1854 near Gondokoro, in Sudan.
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Who was Alexandre Vaudey?
French explorer and drug trafficker
When was Alexandre Vaudey born?
Alexandre Vaudey was born in 1818 in Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne.
When did Alexandre Vaudey die?
Alexandre Vaudey died on 5 April 1854 in Gondokoro.
What was Alexandre Vaudey's occupation?
Alexandre Vaudey was an explorer and drug trafficker.
What nationality was Alexandre Vaudey?
Alexandre Vaudey was French.
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