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James Fenimore Cooper

American writer (1789–1851)

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James Fenimore Cooper was an American male author whose professional period began in 1820. He was born on 15 September 1789 and died on 14 September 1851. His literary output includes works such as *Wyandotté, or, The hutted knoll*, *Notions of the Americans*, *Ned Myers; or, A life before the mast*, and *The history of the Navy of the United States of America*.

Cooper is associated with a variety of recorded works, with counts ranging from 5 to 591 across different sources. His writings have been referenced by 1,176 other encyclopedia articles. On Last.fm, he has 646 listeners and 5,551 playcounts, with similar artists including Ernest Hemingway, Herman Melville, Patrick O'Brian, Jules Verne, and Jack London.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 15 September 1789
Died: 14 September 1851
Works: 591

Top works

Wyandotté, or, The hutted knoll
Notions of the Americans
Ned Myers; or, A life before the mast
The history of the Navy of the United States of America
The works of James Fenimore Cooper

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1789-09-15
Active to: 1851-09-15

Discogs

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 646
Total plays: 5,551

Similar artists

Ernest HemingwayHerman MelvillePatrick O'BrianJules VerneJack London

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 84,951x
Special points for Brillouin-zone integrations
· 1976 · cited 68,286x
Fiji: an open-source platform for biological-image analysis
· 2012 · cited 66,835x
SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 36,494x
Structural equation modeling in practice: A review and recommended two-step approach.
· 1988 · cited 31,712x

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Quotes

“I will go upon the rock, boys, and look abroad for the savages," said Ishmael shortly after, advancing towards them with a mien which he intended should be conciliating, at the same time that it was authoritative. "If there is nothing to fear, we will go out on the plain; the day is too good to be lost in words, like women in the towns wrangling over their tea and sugared cakes."”
“One of the most melancholy consequences of this habit of deferring to other nations, and to other systems, is the fact that it causes us to undervalue the high blessings we so peculiarly enjoy; to render us ungrateful towards God, and to make us unjust to our fellow men, by throwing obstacles in their progress towards liberty.”
“God has given the salt lick to the deer; and He has given to man, red-skin and white, the delicious spring at which to slake his thirst.”
“'Tis grand! 'tis solemn! 'tis an education of itself to look upon!”
“Those families, you know, are our upper crust—not upper ten thousand.”
“Trust to HIM. There are days in which the sun is not seen—when a lurid darkness brings a second night over the earth. It matters not. The great luminary is always there. There may be clouds before his face, but the winds will blow them away. The man or the people that trust in God will find a lake for every See-wise.”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Family name: Cooper
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Burlington City
Place of death: Cooperstown
Father: William Cooper
Occupation: biographer
Educated at: Yale University
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Notable work: The Last of the Mohicans
Genre: adventure fiction
Military branch: United States Navy
Image: James Fenimore Cooper by Brady.jpg

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topic's main category: Category:James Fenimore Cooper
Commons category: James Fenimore Cooper
date of birth: 1789-01-01
date of death: 1851-01-01
Commons Creator page: James Fenimore Cooper
Commons gallery: James Fenimore Cooper
archives at: Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
name in native language: James Fenimore Cooper
cause of death: liver cirrhosis
has written for: Revue des Deux Mondes
writing language: English language
start of work period: 1820-00-00
has works in the collection: Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
P8168: Karin Krebs
manner of death: natural causes
member of: American Philosophical Society

Sources (11)

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to James Fenimore Cooper, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

J. F. Cooper’s memorable works. Bdch. 181 - 183: Th. 3

J. F. Cooper’s memorable works. Bdch. 109 - 111: Th. 2

J. F. Cooper’s memorable works. Bdch. 10 - 12: Th. 2

J. F. Cooper’s memorable works. Bdch. 100 - 102, England and the social life of the capital: Th. 1

Cooper’s memorable works. 43/45, 43 The North American; 1/3

J. F. Cooper’s memorable works. Bdch. 58 - 60, 58 Waternixes: Th. 1

J. F. Cooper’s memorable works. Bdch. 55 - 57: Th. 2

Excursions in Italy

"The North American: portrayed by a traveling bachelor. 4

J. F. Cooper’s memorable works. Bdch. 64 - 66, 64 Bravo: Th. 1

J. F. Cooper’s memorable works. Bdch. 193 - 195: Th. 2

The lamp

The leather-stocking tales

Cristóbal Colón : novela

J. F. Cooper’s memorable works. Bdch. 73 - 75: Th. 2

Cooper 's leather stocking stories: Edited by Adam Stein for the Youth. [Robert Springer] With 6 drawings by G. Bartsch (contents: The Wildtödter on the Kriegsspfade.- The Kund[ am Inland See.- The Last of the Mohikaner.- The Settlers of New York.- The Steppe.)

J. F. Cooper’s memorable works. Bdch. 139 - 141: Th. 2

J. F. Cooper’s memorable works. Bdch. 124 - 126: Th. 3

J. F. Cooper’s memorable works. Bdch. 223 - 225, 2Kettent2: Th. 1

J. F. Cooper’s memorable works. Bdch. 166 - 168, 16Hirschtödter: Th. 1

J. F. Cooper's amerikanische Romane :neu aus dem Englischen übertragen. 25, Der Kettenträger, oder die Handschriften der Familie Littlepage

J. F. Cooper’s memorable works. Bdch. 145 - 147: Th. 4

J. F. Cooper’s memorable works. Bdch. 19 - 21, 19 Lootse: Th. 1

J. F. Cooper’s memorable works. Bdch. 16 - 18: Th. 2

J. F. Cooper’s memorable works. Bdch. 127 - 129, Evchen Effingham: Th. 1

"The North American: portrayed by a traveling bachelor. 2

J. F. Cooper’s memorable works. Bdch. 130 - 132: Th. 2

J. F. Cooper’s memorable works. Bdch. 199 - 201: Vol. 2

J. F. Cooper’s memorable works. Bdch. 178 - 180: Th. 2

J. F. Cooper’s memorable works. Bdch. 40 - 42: Th. 2

Cooper’s memorable works. 175/183, 175 the two admirals

J. F. Cooper's amerikanische Romane :neu aus dem Englischen übertragen. 24, Satanstoe, oder die Familie Littlepage : eine Erzählung aus der Colonie

Cooper’s memorable works. 55/57, 55 the border dweller or the Wish-Ton-Wish whining

"The North American: portrayed by a traveling bachelor. 1

J. F. Cooper’s memorable works. Bdch. 22 - 24: Th. 2

J. F. Cooper’s memorable works. Bdch. 115 - 117: Th. 2

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

After a stint on a commercial voyage, Cooper served in the U.S. Navy as a midshipman, where he learned the technology of managing sailing vessels, which greatly influenced many of his novels and other writings. The novel that launched his career was The Spy, a tale about espionage set during the American Revolutionary War and published in 1821. He also created American sea stories. His best-known works are five historical novels of the frontier period, written between 1823 and 1841, known as the Leatherstocking Tales, which introduced the iconic American frontier scout, Natty Bumppo. Cooper's works on the U.S. Navy have been well received among naval historians, but they were sometimes criticized by his contemporaries. Among his more famous works is the Romantic novel The Last of the Mohicans, often regarded as his masterpiece. Throughout his career, he published numerous social, political, and historical works of fiction and nonfiction, with the objective of countering European prejudices and nurturing an original American art and culture.

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James Fenimore Cooper