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James Fenimore Cooper

1789 - 1851

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James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 – September 14, 1851) was an American writer of the first half of the 19th century, whose historical romances depicting colonial and indigenous characters from the 17th to the 19th centuries brought him fame and fortune. He lived much of his boyhood and his last 15 years in Cooperstown, New York, which was founded by his father William Cooper on property that he owned. Cooper became a member of the Episcopal Church shortly before his death, and contributed generously to it. He attended Yale University for three years, where he was a member of the Linonian Society. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Fenimore Cooper is the 415th most popular writer (down from 358th in 2019), the 501st most popular biography from United States (down from 340th in 2019) and the 45th most popular American Writer.

James Fenimore Cooper is most famous for his book, The Last of the Mohicans.

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Among writers, James Fenimore Cooper ranks 415 out of 7,302. Before him are Jorge Amado, W. B. Yeats, Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, Ahmad ibn Fadlan, Sándor Petőfi, and Wu Cheng'en. After him are Henning Mankell, Arthur de Gobineau, Jack Kerouac, Pietro Aretino, Paula Hitler, and Ennius.

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Among people born in 1789, James Fenimore Cooper ranks 4. Before him are Georg Ohm, Augustin-Louis Cauchy, and Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt. After him are Princess Charlotte of Denmark, William John Swainson, María Isabella of Spain, Friedrich List, Stéphanie de Beauharnais, Horace Vernet, Johann Friedrich Overbeck, and Heinrich Schwabe. Among people deceased in 1851, James Fenimore Cooper ranks 8. Before him are Marie Thérèse of France, Mary Shelley, Louis Daguerre, J. M. W. Turner, Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, and Jean-de-Dieu Soult. After him are Karl Drais, Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi, Petar II Petrović-Njegoš, Princess Augusta of Bavaria, Gaspare Spontini, and Manuel Godoy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Fenimore Cooper ranks 501 out of 20,380. Before him are Aaron T. Beck (1921), Edward Adelbert Doisy (1893), Cliff Burton (1962), Rutherford B. Hayes (1822), Fred Astaire (1899), and Eddie Fisher (1928). After him are John Tyler (1790), Miles Davis (1926), Theodore William Richards (1868), Gene Kelly (1912), William Howard Stein (1911), and Billie Holiday (1915).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, James Fenimore Cooper ranks 45. Before him are Coen brothers (null), Margaret Mitchell (1900), Sylvia Plath (1932), Frank Herbert (1920), Susan Sontag (1933), and Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (1809). After him are Jack Kerouac (1922), Gertrude Stein (1874), Raymond Chandler (1888), Henry James (1843), Philip Roth (1933), and Dan Brown (1964).

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