Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut

Deceased Person

1639 – 1710

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Who was Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut?

Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut was a French soldier and explorer who is the first European known to have visited the area where the city of Duluth, Minnesota is now located and the headwaters of the Mississippi River near Grand Rapids. His name is sometimes anglicized as "DuLuth", and he is the namesake of Duluth, Minnesota as well as Duluth, Georgia. Daniel Greysolon signed himself "Dulhut" on surviving manuscripts.

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Born
1639
France
Nationality
  • France
Died
Feb 25, 1710

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on July 23, 2013

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