James Fenimore Cooper was born on September 15, 1789[1], in Burlington City[2]. He died on September 14, 1851[3], in Cooperstown[4]. He worked as a writer[5], military officer[6], novelist[7], children's writer[8], and biographer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,652 views/month, #6,600 of 1,000,298).[10]
James Fenimore Cooper has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
He has been cited as an influence by Jules Verne[41], a novelist[42], 1828–1905[43], of France[44], awarded the Officer of the Legion of Honour[45], specialised in drama[46] and Walt Whitman[47], a writer[48], 1819–1892[49], of United States[50], awarded the New Jersey Hall of Fame[51].
Works attributed to him include The Last of the Mohicans[52], a literary work[53], founded in 1826[54]; Leatherstocking Tales[55], a novel series[56]; The Deerslayer[57], a literary work[58], founded in 1841[59]; The Pathfinder, or The Inland Sea[60], a literary work[61]; The Pioneers[62], a literary work[63]; and The Spy[64], a literary work[65].
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James Fenimore Cooper's place of birth was Burlington City[2].
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