Pierre Laclède
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Pierre Laclède was an 18th-century French fur trader and colonial entrepreneur best known for establishing the settlement that became St. Louis, Missouri.
Aliases (3)
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French fur trader
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colonial entrepreneur → person → |
| activity |
established trading relationships with Indigenous peoples of the Mississippi Valley
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organized fur trade with Native American tribes → |
| associatedWith |
Chouteau family
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French colonial merchants in Louisiana → |
| birthDate | 1729-11-22 → |
| birthPlace | Bedous, Béarn, France → |
| businessPartner | Gilbert Antoine de Maxent → |
| commemoratedBy |
Laclede County, Missouri
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Laclede's Landing, St. Louis → |
| countryOfCitizenship | France → |
| deathDate | 1778-06-20 → |
| deathPlace |
en route from New Orleans toward St. Louis
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near the Mississippi River, Arkansas Territory → |
| employer | Maxent, Laclède and Company → |
| era | 18th century → |
| founded |
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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surface form: "St. Louis, Missouri"
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| founder | Pierre Laclède → |
| historicalSignificance | key figure in early European settlement of the central Mississippi Valley → |
| knownFor |
establishing a French trading post on the west bank of the Mississippi River
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founding the settlement that became St. Louis, Missouri → |
| language | French → |
| legacy | considered a founder of St. Louis → |
| name |
Pierre Laclède
→
Pierre Laclède →
surface form: "Pierre Laclède Liguest"
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| nationality | French → |
| notableEvent |
led expedition from New Orleans to establish a trading post on the Mississippi
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selected site for St. Louis in 1763–1764 → |
| occupation |
colonial entrepreneur
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fur trader → merchant → |
| partner | Auguste Chouteau → |
| politicalContext |
New France
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surface form: "French colonial Louisiana"
transition of Louisiana from French to Spanish control → |
| regionOfActivity |
New France
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surface form: "French Louisiana"
Spanish Louisiana → |
| religion | Roman Catholicism → |
| residence |
New Orleans
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surface form: "New Orleans, Louisiana"
St. Louis, Missouri, United States →
surface form: "St. Louis, Missouri"
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| settlementFoundedDate | 1764 → |
| stepfather | Pierre Laclède → |
| tradingRegion |
Mississippi River valley
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Mississippi River valley →
surface form: "Upper Louisiana"
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Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form: "St. Louis, Missouri"
this entity surface form: "Pierre Laclède Liguest"
subject surface form: "Auguste Chouteau"