John Chapman

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John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, was an American pioneer nurseryman and folk hero famed for planting apple orchards across the American Midwest in the early 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American folk hero
human
pioneer nurseryman
associatedWith American frontier NERFINISHED
environmental stewardship
pioneer settlement
burialPlace Fort Wayne, Indiana NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
culturalDepiction American folklore
dateOfBirth 1774-09-26
dateOfDeath 1845-03-18
ethnicGroup European American
fieldOfWork apple cultivation
horticulture
gender male
hasAlias Johnny Appleseed NERFINISHED
hasCommemorativeDay Johnny Appleseed Day NERFINISHED
hasHeritageDesignation American folk legend
hasLegacy inspired stories, songs, and children’s books
hasName John Chapman NERFINISHED
hasNotableSymbol apple seeds
apple tree
tin pot hat
hasNotableTrait itinerant lifestyle
love of nature
philanthropy
influenced development of apple orchards in the Midwest
JohnnyAppleseedDayObservedOn September 26
knownFor planting apple nurseries and orchards across the American Midwest
promoting apple cultivation on the American frontier
languageSpoken English
mannerOfDeath natural causes
nationality American
notableActivityPeriod early 19th century
late 18th century
occupation farmer
missionary
nurseryman
placeOfBirth Leominster, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Fort Wayne, Indiana NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
Swedenborgianism NERFINISHED
workLocation American Midwest NERFINISHED
Illinois NERFINISHED
Indiana NERFINISHED
Ohio NERFINISHED
Pennsylvania NERFINISHED

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Johnny Appleseed basedOn John Chapman
Johnny Appleseed hasRealName John Chapman