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Author photo. From Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur's Lettres d’un cultivateur américain, Paris : Cuchet, 1784.

From Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur's Lettres d’un cultivateur américain, Paris : Cuchet, 1784.

J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur (1735–1813)

Author of Letters From An American Farmer And Sketches Of Eighteenth-Century America

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Canonical name
Crèvecœur, J. Hector St. John de
Legal name
Crèvecœur, Michel Guillaume Jean de
Other names
St. John, John Hector
Crèvecœur, Jean de
Crèvecoeur, Michel Guillaume Jean, dit Saint-John, de
Date of birth
1735-12-31
Date of death
1813-11-12
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male
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France (birth)
USA
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Caen, France
Place of death
Sarcelles, Val d'Oise, France
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Orange County, New York, USA
London, England, UK
New York, New York, USA
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diplomat
writer
essayist
anti-slavery activist
farmer
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Crèvecœur was born a French aristocrat. He served in the French army in Canada, and then emigrated to the USA, where he partly anglicized his name. He became famous by writing works aimed at Europeans that celebrated life in America and the opportunities available. He's the namesake of the town of St. Johnsbury, Vermont.
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