Pierre-Jean De Smet
Deceased Person
1801 – 1873
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Who was Pierre-Jean De Smet?
Pierre-Jean De Smet, also known as Pieter-Jan De Smet, was a Belgian Roman Catholic priest and member of the Society of Jesus, active in missionary work among the Native Americans of the Midwestern United States in the mid-19th century.
His extensive travels as a missionary were said to total 180,000 miles. He was known as the "Friend of Sitting Bull", because he persuaded the Sioux war chief to participate in negotiations with the United States government for the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie.
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- Born
- Jan 30, 1801
Dendermonde - Also known as
- Pierre-Jean Smet
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Died
- May 23, 1873
St. Louis
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on July 23, 2013
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