James Fenimore Cooper

Full Name: James Fenimore Cooper
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Profession: Writer
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
Star Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Burlington, New Jersey, USA

Died: September 14, 1851 (aged 61)
Cause of Death: Dropsy