Philip Freneau
American poet, nationalist, polemicist, sea captain and newspaper editor (1752-1832) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 80
Philip Morin Freneau was an American poet, nationalist, polemicist, sea captain and early American newspaper editor sometimes called the "Poet of the American Revolution".
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Through his Philadelphia-based newspaper, the National Gazette, he was a strong critic of George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and the Federalist Party, and a proponent of Jeffersonian policies.
Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1752 to 1832 · aged 80
