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September 14, 1851 (61 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Virgo
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James Fenimore Cooper
James Fenimore Cooper is an American writer from the first half of the 19th century. His historical novels depicting Native American borders and 17th to 19th century life create a unique form of American literature. He spent most of his childhood and the last fifteen years of his life in Cooperstown, New York, where he was founded by his father William Cooper on the property he owned. Cooper joined 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 Association. After a stint on a commercial trip, Cooper served in the United States Navy as a lieutenant, where he learned sailing technology which greatly influenced many novels and works. The novel that launched his career was The Spy, a spy story set during the American Revolutionary War and published in 1821. He also created stories about the American seas.
BornSeptember 15, 1789, Burlington, New Jersey
DiedSeptember 14, 1851, Cooperstown, New York
OccupationAuthor
GenreHistorical fiction
Literary movementRomanticism
Notable worksThe Last of the Mohicans

About James Fenimore Cooper

Novelist James Fenimore Cooper was born in Burlington, New Jersey, United States on September 15, 1789. He dies at the age of 61, on September 14, 1851.

He is well known for his Leatherstocking series, which is a collection of historical novels about Indians and frontier life. Cooper's Leatherstocking hero, Natty Bumppo, was also the protagonist of The Last of the Mohicans, his best-known work (1826).

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James Fenimore Cooper before becoming famous

James Fenimore Cooper was born in the Zodiac sign Virgo (The Maiden), and 1789 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rooster (雞).

He was a midshipman in the United States Navy, and his experiences impacted many of his works. In 1823, he released The Pioneers, the first Leatherstocking book.

Achievement of James Fenimore Cooper

He enrolled at Yale when he was thirteen years old, but was expelled after committing a deadly prank on a fellow student.

James Fenimore Cooper's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

In 1811, he married Susan Augusta de Lancey and kept his vow to create a better novel than any of the works she was reading. He and de Lancey had seven children together.

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The Last of the Mohicans, based on his novel, was adapted into a film starring Movie Actor Daniel Day Lewis as Natty Bumppo.

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James Fenimore Cooper Income & Net worth

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