DuPonceau , Peter Stephen , 1760-1844 , French linguist, philosopher, and jurist x Ponceau , Pierre-Etienne , Du x Du Ponceau , Pierre-Etienne

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DuPonceau , Peter Stephen , 1760-1844 , French linguist, philosopher, and jurist x Ponceau , Pierre-Etienne , Du x Du Ponceau , Pierre-Etienne

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        Born Pierre-Etienne Du Ponceau in France in 1760, Peter Stephen DuPonceau emigrated to America in 1777. He joined the American Philosophical Society in 1791, eventually serving as President from 1827 until his death in 1844. He was awarded the Prix Volney in 1838 for his work on the grammar of indigenous North American languages.

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