# Peter Stephen Du Ponceau

> Peter Stephen Du Ponceau was a French-born American linguist, philosopher and jurist. After emigrating to the Thirteen Colonies in 1777, he served in the American Revolutionary War. Afterward, he settled in Philadelphia, where he lived the remainder of his years. He contributed significantly to work on the indigenous languages of the Americas, as well as advancing the understanding of written Chinese.

*French-born American linguist, philosopher and jurist (1760-1844)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** France
- **Born:** 1760-06-03
- **Died:** 1844-04-01
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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- [پيتير ستيفين دو پونسياو](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%B1_%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%AF%D9%88_%D9%BE%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%88)
- [Peter Stephen Du Ponceau](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Stephen_Du_Ponceau)
- [Pierre-Étienne Du Ponceau](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre-%C3%89tienne_Du_Ponceau)
- [Peter Stephen Du Ponceau](https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Stephen_Du_Ponceau)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3383609)

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