Peter Stephen Du Ponceau, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Peter Stephen Du Ponceau

American judge

Date of Birth: 03-Jun-1760

Place of Birth: Saint-Martin-de-Ré, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Date of Death: 01-Apr-1844

Profession: judge, lawyer, legal counsel, philosopher, linguist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Peter Stephen Du Ponceau (born Pierre-Étienne du Ponceau, June 3, 1760 – April 1, 1844) was a French-American linguist, philosopher, and jurist.
After emigrating to the colonies in 1777, he served in the American Revolutionary War.
Afterward, he settled in Philadelphia, where he lived the remainder of his years.
He contributed significantly to work on the indigenous languages of the Americas, as well as advancing the understanding of written Chinese.



Alternative names	Sully; thos sully; sully thos; sully t.; thos. sully
Description	American painter
Date of birth/death	19 June 1783 / 8 June 1783	5 November 1872
Location of birth/death	Horncastle (England)	Philadelphia
Work location	Philadelphia
Authority control	: Q786545 VIAF: 62433781 ISNI: 0000 0000 6683 5116 ULAN: 500006873 LCCN: n83042764 NLA: 35251731 WorldCat