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Sequoyah

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Also known as Ssiquoya, George Gist, George Guess

Sequoyah ( ; , , or , , ; 1770 – August 1843), also known as George Gist or George Guess, was a Native American polymath and neographer of the Cherokee Nation.

Key facts

Person.native_name
/
Person.native_name_lang
Cherokee
Person.image
Henry Inman - Sequoyah - Google Art Project.jpg
Person.caption
Portrait of Sequoyah by Henry Inman
Person.birth_date
1770
Person.birth_place
Tuskegee, Cherokee Nation(part of modern-day Monroe County, Tennessee)
Person.death_place
San Fernando de Rosa, Coahuila, Mexico(near present-day Zaragoza, Coahuila, Mexico)
Person.other_names
George Guess, George Gist
Person.children
2

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of death
Zaragoza Municipality
Occupation
trader
Languages spoken
Cherokee
Native language
Cherokee
Field of work
linguistics
Image
Sequoyah.jpg
Residence
Mexico
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Commons category
Sequoyah
date of death
1843-08-01
date of birth
1770-00-00
name in native language
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