Hector St. John de Crèvecœur

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Hector St. John de Crèvecœur was an 18th-century French-American writer best known for his influential work "Letters from an American Farmer," which helped shape early European perceptions of the United States.

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instanceOf French-American
diplomat
essayist
farmer
person
writer
alsoKnownAs J. Hector St. John
J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur
birthDate 1735-01-31
birthName Michel Guillaume Jean de Crèvecœur
birthPlace Caen
Kingdom of France
Normandy
citizenship France
United States
deathDate 1813-11-12
deathPlace France
Sarcelles
emigratedTo British America
era 18th century
fieldOfWork American studies
literature
genre epistolary literature
essay
travel literature
givenName Michel
influenced European perceptions of the United States
languageOfWorkOrName English
French
militaryBranch French colonial troops in North America
movement Enlightenment
nationality American
French
notableIdea concept of the American as a new man
notableWork Letters from an American Farmer
occupation diplomat
farmer
writer
positionHeld French consul in Connecticut
French consul in New Jersey
French consul in New York
publicationDateOfNotableWork 1782
residence New York Colony
Orange County, New York
servedIn French and Indian War
wroteAbout American agriculture
cultural diversity in the American colonies
life on the American frontier
slavery in the American colonies

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Studies in Classic American Literature notableSubjectOfEssay Hector St. John de Crèvecœur
Hector St. John de Crèvecœur birthName Michel Guillaume Jean de Crèvecœur
linked to: Hector St. John de Crèvecœur
Hector St. John de Crèvecœur alsoKnownAs J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur
linked to: Hector St. John de Crèvecœur