John R. Jewitt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John R. Jewitt

Canadian writer

Date of Birth: 21-May-1783

Place of Birth: Boston, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 07-Jan-1821

Profession: writer, author

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

John Rodgers Jewitt (21 May 1783 – 7 January 1821) was an English armourer who entered the historical record with his memoirs about the 28 months he spent as a captive of Maquinna of the Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) people on what is now the British Columbia Coast.
The Canadian Encyclopedia describes Jewitt as a shrewd observer and his Narrative as a "classic of captivity literature".
The memoir, according to the Dictionary of Canadian Biography, is a major source of information about the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast.