Alexandrine (Alexine) Petronella Francina Tinne
- Geboren: 17 Okt 1835, Den Haag 570
- Overleden: 1 Aug 1869, Ghat, Libië op 33-jarige leeftijd
 Alexandrine was ook bekend als Alexine en Pieternella", "Françoise", "Tinné".
Algemene notities:
was a Dutch explorer in Africa and the first European woman to attempt to cross the Sahara. She was born at The Hague, Netherlands.
In the early morning of 1 August on the route from Murzuk to Ghat she was murdered together with two Dutch sailors in her party, allegedly by Tuareg in league with her escort. According to the statements, given at the trial in Tripoli in December 1869/January 1870, two blows of a sword (one in her neck, one on one of her hands) made her collapse. They left her to bleed to death. Her body was never found.
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