# Callié — Five Weeks in a Balloon character guide

> Callié in Five Weeks in a Balloon by Jules Verne.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-ii

## Who they are

A French explorer who visited Timbuktu, mentioned in the book.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/five_weeks_in_a_balloon_se/chapters/i)

Mentioned as one of the explorers whose adventures Ferguson followed.

### [XXXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/five_weeks_in_a_balloon_se/chapters/xxxviii)

René Caillié is described as the Frenchman who successfully reached Timbuktu and brought back authentic data.

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