Profession: Writer
Nationality:
American
Why Famous: His historical romances of frontier and Indian life in the early American days created a unique form of American literature.
He is best remembered as a novelist who wrote numerous sea-stories, and his most famous work is the Romantic novel "The Last of the Mohicans".
Born: September 15, 1789
Birthplace: Burlington, New Jersey, USA
Star Sign: Virgo
Died: September 14, 1851 (aged 61)
Cause of Death: Dropsy
Married Life
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