Alexine Tinne

Alexine Tinne
Born(1835-10-17)17 October 1835
The Hague, Netherlands
Died1 August 1869(1869-08-01) (aged 33)
Tripolitania, Ottoman Empire
OccupationExplorer

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.

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