Peter Stephen Du Ponceau
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.
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