John Heckewelder

GPTKB entity

Properties (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historian
missionary
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Moravian_Church
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Moravian_Church
gptkbp:born 1743
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Heckewelder_Jr.
gptkbp:contributedTo Native_American_studies
gptkbp:died 1823
gptkbp:education gptkb:Moravian_Academy
gptkbp:famousFor advocating_for_Native_American_rights
gptkbp:field history
linguistics
ethnography
gptkbp:historicalSignificance advocating for cultural understanding
documenting_Native_American_languages
preserving_Native_American_oral_traditions
promoting_peace_between_settlers_and_Native_Americans
contributing_to_the_understanding_of_Native_American_history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Heckewelder
gptkbp:influence sociolinguistics
cultural anthropology
early_American_historians
gptkbp:influenced American_anthropology
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Moravian_missionaries
gptkbp:knownFor his_work_with_Native_American_tribes
gptkbp:language English
German
Native_American_languages
gptkbp:legacy recognized_as_a_pioneer_in_American_ethnography
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork The_History,_Manners,_and_Customs_of_the_Indian_Nations
gptkbp:occupation missionary
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Bethlehem,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:publishedBy numerous_articles_on_Native_American_culture
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Anna_Heckewelder
gptkbp:worksWith gptkb:Iroquois_Confederacy
gptkb:Delaware_Indians
gptkb:Mohican_Indians
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:History,_Manners,_and_Customs_of_the_Indian_Nations