Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut

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Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut was a 17th-century French explorer and soldier known for his expeditions in the Great Lakes region of North America and for being the namesake of the city of Duluth, Minnesota.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French nobleman
explorer
human
soldier
activityRegion Great Lakes region
surface form: Great Lakes region of North America

Great Lakes region
surface form: Lake Superior region

New France
allegiance Kingdom of France
associatedWith French colonial expansion in the interior of North America
fur trade in North America
birthDate circa 1639
birthPlace France
centuryOfActivity 17th century
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
deathDate 1710
deathPlace Montreal
New France
era Age of Exploration
surface form: Age of Discovery

French colonization of the Americas
ethnicGroup French
familyName Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut self-linksurface differs
surface form: Greysolon
givenName Daniel
historicalPeriod Ancien Régime in France
honorificTitle Sieur du Lhut
knownFor being namesake of Duluth, Minnesota
exploration of the Great Lakes region
exploration of the upper Mississippi region
languageSpoken French
militaryBranch French colonial troops
militaryRank officer
namesakeOf Duluth
surface form: Duluth, Minnesota
notableExpedition expeditions around western Lake Superior
journeys to the upper Mississippi River
notableFor mediating relations between French and Indigenous peoples
occupation explorer
fur trader
soldier
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Montreal
New France

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Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut familyName Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Greysolon
Duluth namedAfter Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut