MacGregor, Gregor, 1786-1845
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Mac Gregor, Gregorio, 1786-1845
MacGregor, Gregor, Sir, 1786-1845
McGregor, G. (Gregor), 1786-1845
M'Gregor, Gregor, 1786-1845
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found: Arends, T. Sir Gregor Mac Gregor, 1991:p. 183 (b. 12-24-1786, Edinburgh, Scotland) p. 189 (d. 12-03-1845) 6th plate (Gregorio Mac Gregor) 11th plate (Gregor M'Gregor)
found: LC manual auth. cd.(hdg.: MacGregor, Sir Gregor, 1786-1845)
found: DNB(Macgregor, Sir Gregor; fl. 1817; South American adventurer, soldier; prob. died in Caracas)
found: Map of Honduras and San Salvador, 1858:map recto (G. McGregor)
found: Wikipedia, viewed 23 Feb. 2015(Gregor MacGregor (24 December 1786-4 December 1845) was a Scottish soldier, adventurer, land speculator, and colonizer who fought in the South American struggle for independence)
found: Wikipedia, July 13, 2023(Gregor MacGregor; b. Dec. 24, 1786 in Stirlingshire, Scotland; d. Dec. 4, 1845 in Caracas; Scottish soldier, adventurer, and confidence trickster who attempted from 1821 to 1837 to draw British and French investors and settlers to "Poyais," a fictional Central American territory that he claimed to rule as "cazique"; his Poyais scheme has been called one of the most brazen confidence tricks in history)
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1992-09-21: new
2025-08-05: revised
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