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 NERFINISHED
J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur NERFINISHED
birthDate 1735-01-31
birthName Michel Guillaume Jean de Crèvecœur NERFINISHED
birthPlace Caen NERFINISHED
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
Normandy NERFINISHED
citizenship France
United States of America
surface form: United States
deathDate 1813-11-12
deathPlace France
Sarcelles NERFINISHED
emigratedTo British America NERFINISHED
era 18th century
fieldOfWork American studies NERFINISHED
literature
genre epistolary literature
essay
travel literature
givenName Michel NERFINISHED
influenced European perceptions of the United States
languageOfWorkOrName English
French
militaryBranch French colonial troops in North America
movement Enlightenment NERFINISHED
nationality American
French
notableIdea concept of the American as a new man
notableWork Letters from an American Farmer NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Orange County, New York NERFINISHED
servedIn French and Indian War NERFINISHED
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