Auguste Chouteau

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Auguste Chouteau was an 18th-century French-American fur trader and pioneer best known as a co-founder and early leader of the city of St. Louis.


Statements (31)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city founder
fur trader
person
pioneer
coFounderOf St. Louis
countryOfCitizenship France
United States
ethnicGroup French-American
familyName Chouteau
fieldOfWork frontier settlement
fur trade
givenName Auguste
hasRole early civic leader of St. Louis
landowner in St. Louis region
heritage French colonial
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned French
nativeLanguage French
notableFor co-founding the city of St. Louis
early leadership in St. Louis
notableWork planning and development of early St. Louis
occupation fur trader
merchant
pioneer
operatedIn Mississippi River region
Missouri River region
partOf Chouteau family
placeOfActivity Missouri
St. Louis
Upper Louisiana
residence St. Louis
sexOrGender male

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
foundedBy
Pierre Laclède
partner

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